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By the book: B.C. museum honours Victoria's first female photo entrepreneur
Elizabeth Anne Cavaliere’s book traces Maynard’s 50-year studio career and inventive portrait work, with a launch conversation featuring Sara Angel.
- On Oct 1, the Royal Museum celebrates Victoria's first female photo entrepreneur with a book launch for 'Hannah Maynard: Life & Work' by Elizabeth Anne Cavaliere, honoring one of Canada's earliest professional photographers.
- Arriving in Victoria in 1862, Maynard opened her studio within a year, just two decades after photography's invention, and operated the business for 50 years photographing diverse clients.
- Maynard's studio relocated from Johnston Street to Douglas Street, then moved in 1892 to 49 Pandora Street, now John's Place Restaurant; her work included innovative multiple exposure images and imaginative tableaux vivants.
- Cavaliere joins Sara Angel, founder and executive director of the Art Canada Institute, for the launch event; attendees can register for the free program at rbcm.ca/event/hannah-maynard-event beginning at 6 p.m.
- Reflecting on her 1912 retirement, Maynard noted, "I think I can say with confidence that we photographed everybody in the town at one time or another," encapsulating her decades of community documentation.
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