Mary Olive Edis | |
|---|---|
 Autochrome self-portrait | |
| Born | 3 September 1876 |
| Died | 28 December 1955 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Spouse | Edwin Galsworthy (m. 1928) |
Mary Olive Edis, later Edis-Galsworthy (3 September 1876 – 28 December 1955), was a British photographer and successful businesswoman who, throughout her career, owned several studios in London and East Anglia.[1]
Known primarily for her studio portrait photography, Edis's sitters ranged from royalty to politicians, to influential women, and local Norfolk fisherfolk. Edis was one of the first women to adopt the autochrome process professionally and became Britain's first official female war photographer in 1919.[2]
- ^ "Exhibition archive: Fishermen and Kings: The Photography of Olive Edis". East Anglian Art Fund. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Neale, Shirley (2004). "Edis, (Mary) Olive". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54348. Retrieved 1 February 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)