Hannah Maynard

Hannah Maynard

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Here are just a few images from Hannah Maynard’s portfolio. After exploring these, view more of the Maynard family collection in the BC Archives.

 

Group Portraits

Black and white image of six boys. The majority of the sitters wear Western clothing, with one of the youth wearing both Asian garments and a cowboy hat and another adult sitter only Asian clothing.
A black and white portrait of ten unidentified individuals (5 youth and adults seated and 5 youth and adults standing). Nine of the individuals wear Asian garments and one wears Western garments and the sitter holds a photograph in hand. It is a gelatin dry glass plate negative (8x10 inches).
The black and white portrait consists of a group of unidentified individuals (1 adult seated, 4 youth standing), All of the sitters wear Asian garments and two individuals are holding fans.
A black and white photo of a family a fancy dressed party. Included a man, women, and two children.

Multiple Exposures 

Black-and-white image of five Hannah Maynards looking in different directions.
Black-and-white image. Two Hannah Maynards are sitting having tea while a third is coming alive in a painting to pour tea on one of the others.
Black-and-white image that shows Hannah Maynard in three different positions in a fancy room (sitting down, looking over herself, and staring at the camera).
Black-and-white image of five Hannah Maynards. One flower chain is being held by two of them.
Black-and-white image of Hannah Maynard and Maynard McDonald posed in three different positions: They stare at themselves sitting down as another pair of them plays a joke by dangling something above their heads.
Black-and-white image of Hannah Maynard and her young grandson Maynard. Surrounded by portraits, two Hannahs view a bust of her grandson as another Maynard looks up at himself.

Gems of British Columbia 

Black-and-white image of a fountain surrounded by floating babies on hand painted clouds.
Black-and-white image of a collage of children portraits on a painter’s palette.
Black-and-white image of hundreds of children and babies collaged onto one image.
Black-and-white image of a potted plant covered with photos of children's faces.

Movement 

Black-and-white image of two almost identical images of trees and people standing beside bicycles.
Black-and-white image of Hannah Maynard on a bicycle in a park with nine people holding their bikes in the background.
Black-and-white image of three people on bikes surrounded by trees.

Sculptures and Objects 

Black-and-white image of Hannah Maynard as a statue bust.
Black-and-white image sculpture of young girl's head and shoulders on top of a pedestal.
Black-and-white image sculpture of girl in simple dress smiling at a bird in her hand.
Black-and-white image sculpture of girl in a simple dress wiping tears from her eyes, as she looks at a dead bird in her hand.
Black-and-white photo of half a dozen lilies in a vase with Hannah Maynard's profile, wearing a big hat with a feather in it, at the base.

Landscapes

Black-and-white panoramic of wood buildings and muddy ground.
Black-and-white aerial image of Victoria along the harbour with dozens of houses and a large church.
Black-and-white photo of a church, surrounded by a fence and trees.
Black-and-white photo of men standing on the street and in front of a brick building.

 

Please feel free to use these images to educate and inspire in your classrooms. Should you wish to use them for any other purposes, please contact the Permissions and Licensing Office at 250-356-0138 or Toll Free: 1-866-356-0138 or access@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.

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