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AUSTRALIAN WOMEN BEHIND THE LENS

1850 – 1950

MOORE, MAY

MOORE, MAY (1881-1931)

Nov 17, 2023

MAY MOORE was a photographer from New Zealand who worked in her own studio in Sydney, Australia between 1910 and 1931.

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Name:

MOORE, MAY (1881-1931)

Full Birth Name:

Annie May Moore

Married Name:

Mrs Henry Hammon Wilkes (1915-1931)

Profession:

Photographer

Professional Years:

1910 to 1931

Related Portfolios:

AINSWORTH, CATHERINE

HEGGART, TESSE

MOORE, MINA

Notes:

The Stylish Portraits of May and Mina Moore by Anne Maxwell and Lissa Mitchell’s book Through Shaded Glass : Women and Photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860-1960 provide insight into the sisters’ lives and their work.

Where Practised:

Where practised: Misses May and Minne Moore, 207 Willis St, Wellington, New Zealand, (1910-1912); Adelaide Photo Co, Cnr Pitt and Park Streets, Sydney, NSW (1910-1915?); Misses May and Mina Moore, Camden Buildings, 418 George, St, Sydney, NSW (1914-1915); May Moore, 6th and 7th Flrs, Boomerang House, 139 King St, Sydney, NSW, (1915-1922), May Moore Ltd, 6th and 7th Flrs, Boomerang House, 139 King St, Sydney, NSW (1922-1931); May Moore, 3rd Flr, Kyle House, 88 Macquarie Place, Sydney (1931)
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7 March 1924, Country Life Stock and Station Journal, (NSW), pg 8. TROVE

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Portrait of an unidentified soldier by May Moore, “May Moore”, Sydney. Taken between 1914 and 1918. Sepia-toned portrait 93mm x 143mm mounted on textured brown card 100mm x 155mm, mounted on textured brown card 109mm x 167mm then mounted on textured lighter brown card 190mm x 306mm. Photoria Collection

Portrait of theatrical star Cecil Humphries by May Moore, “May Moore Ltd”, Sydney, 1922. Signed by Humphreys and addressed to the theatrical manager, Hugh D MacIntosh. Sepia-toned portrait 143mm x 194mm, mounted on light brown textured card 158mm x 216mm, mounted on lighter brown textured card 203mm x 339mm. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a woman wearing a fur coat. Taken by May Moore, c1920s. Photographic reproduction by Hilary Wardhaugh. Photoria Collection

Portrait of a man by May Moore, “May Moore”, Sydney. c1920s. Sepia-toned portrait 94mm x 144mm mounted on textured brown card 103mm x162mm, then mounted on textured lighter brown card 171mm x 320mm. Photoria Collection

Portrait of Opera star Toti Dal Monte by May Moore, “May Moore Ltd”, Sydney. Signed by Toti Dal Monte. Black and White Postcard 86mm x 135mm. Photoria Collection / Taken between 4 June 1926 when she arrived in Sydney and 15 October 1927 when Dal Monte left Australia from Sydney.