Papers of and relating to Anne Estelle Rice

1884–1997

Material from this collection available to view online, includes illustrated postcards, sent from Anne Estelle Rice to her young son, David Drey, as well as a cache of beautifully illustrated and colourful costume designs by her for theatre productions, such as Othello, Macbeth and A Twelfth Night dating from the 1930s. These papers provide a valuable insight into the opportunities and challenges faced by a women artist working in the early twentieth century in Paris and then London. Further material from this collection can be searched on the online catalogue, notably early sketchbooks showing her development as a talented draughtswoman, and correspondence with her husband, the theatre critic, Raymond Drey, and influential individuals, such as Katherine Mansfield and J. D. Fergusson.

Collection Owner: Anne Estelle Rice 1877 – 1959
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Eleven sketchbooks purchased from Mrs Gill Drey with the remaining papers donated by Mrs Drey, December 2009.
Reference: TGA 200920

149 objects in this collection

Papers of and relating to Anne Estelle Rice

149 Objects
- Correspondence
  
  25 Objects
  - Correspondence between Anne Estelle Rice, O. Raymond Drey and David Drey
    
    25 Objects
    - Illustrated postcards from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
      
      25 Objects
- Artwork and source material
  
  124 Objects

Title: Illustrated postcards from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
Date: 1923
Description: These cards include illustrations of trains, cars, buses, boats, aeroplanes, animals, buildings and landscapes by Anne Estelle Rice, and were sent to her son, David Drey, aged 4, while she and her husband, O. Raymond Drey were travelling, presumably on the Continent. The cards also include a message of greeting or amusing story about the accompanying illustration and are signed 'Love Daddy and Mummy'.
Reference: TGA 200920/1/4/2

Showing 1–20 of 25 objects

149 objects in this collection

Showing 1–20 of 25 objects

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a train rushing down a hill from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a train going over a hill from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a train titled ‘The Manchester express’ from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a train on a single-track railway from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a train leaving a tunnel from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a linesman repairing the wheels of a train from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a train with a duck sitting on the last carriage from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a woman with a child in front of a tram from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a boat on a large wave from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a crate lifting a vehicle from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a train accident from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a steam train titled ‘Puffing Billy’ from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a woman posting a letter into a mailbox from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of railway tracks from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a tractor from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a bus with penguins on the top deck from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a red hot air balloon in the sky from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of an aeroplane flying over pink clouds from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a white sailing boat from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a rooster in front of a car from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey

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