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LOCKWOOD, Alvira
- Born
- Madrid, New York, 1845
- Died
- , 1923?
- Biography synopsis
- In 1854 Alvira Lockwood's family moved to Ottawa where her father, Joseph Lockwood, opened a photography studio. When her father died in 1859, Lockwood took on the responsibility for his studio and ran it until 1891. During her career Lockwood photographed many well-known citizens of Ottawa. She also painted china and did portraits in oil. In addition, to her own work, Lockwood taught art. Her work can be found in the archives of Library and Archives Canada and the Bytown Historical Museum.
- Media used
- China painting
- Oil painting
- Photography
- File & Archive locations
- Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, ON
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- Ottawa Evening Citizen 17 Nov. 1923
- Harper, J. Russell. Early Painters and Engravers in Canada Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1970
- Pedersen, Diana, and Martha Phemister. "Women and Photography in Ontario, 1839-1929: A Case Study of the Interaction of Gender and Technology." Scientia Canadensis: Canadian Journal of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine / Scientia Canadensis: Revue canadienne d'histoire des sciences, des techniques et de la médecine 9.1 (1985): 27-52
http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/800204ar - Petteys, Chris, et al. Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900 Boston: G. K. Hall, 1985
- Robertson, Dey. Photography in Ottawa Ottawa: 1967
- Schwartz, Joan. "Canada." The Oxford Companion to the Photograph Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006
- Skidmore, Colleen. Rare Merit: Women in Photography in Canada, 1840-1940 Vancouver: UBC Press, 2022
