Olive Edis

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:photographer
gptkbp:awardReceived first British official female war photographer
gptkbp:birthDate 1876-09-03
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Olive_Edis
gptkbp:deathDate 1955-03-28
gptkbp:employer gptkb:British_War_Office
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Norfolk_Museums_Service
Imperial War Museum
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Olive Edis
gptkbp:knownFor portrait photography
war photography
gptkbp:legacy pioneer of color photography in Britain
first woman commissioned as official war photographer by British government
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork portraits of World War I soldiers
portraits of fishermen in Norfolk
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:photographer
gptkbp:photographed gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
gptkb:Thomas_Hardy
gptkb:Elizabeth_Garrett_Anderson
World War I soldiers
fishermen of Norfolk
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
gptkbp:sibling Katherine Edis
gptkbp:studio gptkb:London,_England
Sheringham, Norfolk
gptkbp:technique autochrome photography
monochrome photography
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:War_Artists'_Advisory_Committee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7