Eveleen Myers
Eveleen Myers | |
|---|---|
Myers by George Frederic Watts, 1876 | |
| Born | Eveleen Tennant 21 November 1856 London, UK |
| Died | 12 March 1937 (aged 80) London, UK |
| Known for | Photography |
| Spouse |
Frederic William Henry Myers
(m. 1880) |
Eveleen Tennant Myers (21 November 1856 – 12 March 1937) was an English photographer.[1]
Biography
Tennant was the third daughter of Charles Tennant (1796–1873) and Gertrude Barbara Rich Collier (1819–1918). Her sister was the artist, Dorothy Tennant.[2] She married the classicist, poet, and psychical researcher Frederic William Henry Myers (1843–1901) in 1880. They had two sons, the elder the novelist Leopold Hamilton Myers (1881–1944), and a daughter, the author Silvia Myers Blennerhassett.
Tennant posed for the Pre-Raphaelite painters George Frederic Watts and John Everett Millais.[3]
Myers took up photography in 1888, taking pictures of her family and visitors. She was self-taught.[2] She later gave up her practice after the death of her husband in 1901, dedicating her time to publishing Frederic W.H. Myers' writing.[4]
Collections
The National Portrait Gallery, London holds 203 of her photographic portraits, as well as 30 portraits with Myers née Tennant as the subject.[2] Tate in London holds portrait paintings by Watts[5] and by Millais[6] of Myers.
References
- ^ Crompton, Sarah (6 May 2016). "She takes a good picture: six forgotten female pioneers of photography". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Eveleen Myers (née Tennant) (1856–1937), Photographer". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Oberhausen, Judy; Peeters, Nic. "Excavating the work of Eveleen Myers". Understanding British Portraits. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Fotografe! Women Photographers: Alinari Archives to Contemporary Perspectives exhibition, Florence, Italy: Fondazione Alinari per la Fotografia, 2022
- ^ "George Frederic Watts: Eveleen Tennant, later Mrs F.W.H. Myers: exhibited 1880". Tate. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Sir John Everett Millais, Bt: Miss Eveleen Tennant: 1874". Tate. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
Further reading
- Hamilton, Trevor (2009). Immortal Longings: F.W.H. Myers and the Victorian search for life after death. Imprint Academic. ISBN 978-1-8454-0248-8.
- Gauld, Alan (2004). "Myers, Frederic William Henry (1843–1901)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35177. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Waller, David (2004). "Tennant, Gertrude Barbara Rich (1819–1918)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/55520. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Laurie, Kedrun (2021). "Evy: George Frederic Watts's portrait of Eveleen Tennant". Wilmington: Delaware Art Museum. ISBN 978-1-7367899-1-9.