Tag: the home

1920s fashion by Ruth Hollick

Ruth Hollick (1883-1977) ~ Miss Pearce. Fashion for ‘The Home’, March 1921. Glass negative | src SLV · State Library of Victoria

The image shows a woman, in whole-length, standing at foot of staircase, wearing evening clothes including tiara; a big cat skin at her feet. The Home magazine; Ball & Welsh [Fashion illustration for Ball and Welsh, published in The Home magazine]. Printed from original glass negative | src SLV

Child fashion shot by Hollick

Image shows a girl, whole-length, standing beside table, holding a bouquet of flowers.
Ruth Hollick (1883-1977) ~ Child Fashion for ‘The Home’, December 1920. Ball & Welsh [Fashion illustration for Ball and Welsh, published in The Home magazine]. Glass negative | src SLV · State Library of Victoria

Ruth Hollick was an Australian commercial photographer who became famous for her portraits of children. She worked from about 1910 in Melbourne.