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CORBITT, ANNA (1839-1908) (G)

Full Birth Name: Anna Margaret Corbitt
Married Name & Dates: Ray Craven (1882-1908) (non-marital)
Profession: Photographic colourist
Professional Years: 1859 to 1882(?)
Where Practised: G W Perry, 5 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC (1859-1864); G W Perry, Photographic Artist, Stafford Chambers, 49 Elizabeth St west side, Melbourne, VIC (1864-1871); G W Perry, Photographic Artist, 57 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC (1865-1871); Anna Corbitt, 85 Collins Street east, Melbourne, VIC, (July 1871-1874); 74 Raglan St, Emerald Hill (1874-1875); Anna Corbitt & James Sharp, 5 Collins St west, Melbourne, VIC (1876-1882?)

 

GW PERRY Studio front SLV pi200180 001
Perry’s Portrait Rooms, 49 Elizabeth St, Melbourne,Vic, Australia. Corbitt was Perry’s sister-in-law and worked here between 1864 and 1871.  Source: State Library of Victoria
Corbitt
Miss Corbitt, The Argus, 25 July 1871

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Gallery

Portrait of Mrs Henry Neil Warner hand-coloured by Anna Corbitt for G W Perry, 1860. Coloured photograph mounted on cream card 107mm x 65mm.
Source: State Library of Victoria
Portrait of a baby on a chair, hand-coloured by Anna Corbitt for G W Perry probably between 1864 and 1865. Hand-coloured photograph, 90mm x 58mm mounted on cream card 100mm x 66mm.
Source: Photoria Collection
Reverse of portrait of a baby on a chair, hand-coloured by Anna Corbitt for G W Perry probably between 1864 and 1865. Studio logo and address change printed on cream card 100mm x 66mm.
Source: Photoria Collection
Portrait of a seated woman hand-coloured by Anna Corbitt for G W Perry between 1864 and 1871. Coloured photograph, 91mm x 57mm mounted on cream card 100mm x 63mm.
Source: Photoria Collection
Reverse of portrait of a seated woman hand-coloured by Anna Corbitt for G W Perry between 1864 and 1871. Studio logo printed on cream card 100mm x 63mm.
Source: Photoria Collection
Portrait of a woman standing next to a plinth, hand-coloured by Anna Corbitt for G W Perry between 1864 and 1871. Coloured photograph, 97mm x 60mm mounted on cream card 101mm x 62mm.
Source: Photoria Collection
Reverse of a portrait of a woman standing next to a plinth, hand-coloured by Anna Corbitt for G W Perry between 1864 and 1871. Studio logo printed on cream card 101mm x 62mm.
Source: Photoria Collection
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