WAUAlbeeWaynePHColl737.xmlGuide to the Wayne Albee Photographs approximately 1920Albee (Wayne) PhotographsSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries©2009 (Last modified: 8/2/2022)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0737Albee, WayneWayne Albee photographsapproximately 192012 photographic prints ; various sizesCollection materials are in English.Portraits of dancers and others, circa 1920

Wayne Clinton Albee was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to William C. and Ida E. Albee. At the age of six he moved with his parents to Tacoma, Washington. In 1902 he opened a portraiture studio in Tacoma, Washington. He later relocated and expanded the shop in 1911 but closed the shop in 1916. He moved to Seattle and opened a small shop until 1918 when he joined Ella McBride's studio. He worked as one of the main photographers for McBride studio alongside Frank Kunishige and Soichi Sunami. He also helped the members of the Seattle Camera Club and most likely influenced their photography. McBride studio worked frequently with Cornish College of the Arts, providing opportunities to photograph modern dancers. He had a solo exhibition at the Seattle Fine Arts Society in 1922. In 1928, he moved to La Jolla, California, where he established a studio. Albee died in San Diego on December 1, 1937.

Photographs by the Pictorialist photographer Wayne Albee who was friends with Ella McBride and worked for her in the McBride Studio. The photographs were all made for McBride Studio and are portraits of dancers and people.

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McLean, JosephinePhotographsVisual Materials Collections (University of Washington)PhotographsSeattlePerforming Arts

 

DancersXC2D1-D2Dancer, Josephine McLeancirca 1920s KVXA1D3Three ballet dancers, Jeannette Sykes, Nedra Seecamp, and Mary Catherine Austincirca 1920s KVXA1D4Dancer, Evangeline Edwardscirca 1920s PortraitsKVXA1P1Carolyn Horton1904

Written on verso: Carolyn Horton U of W 1904 daughter of Dexter Horton.

KVXA1P2Dora Henley Majorcirca 1920s KVXA1P3Dora Henley Major with fur hat and coatcirca 1920s XC2P4Edmond S. Meanycirca 1920s XC2P5Man with priest coatcirca 1920s XC2P6Two children, possibly Ella McBride's nephewscirca 1920s XC2P7Portrait of man with suit and tiecirca 1920s XC2P8Portrait of man with suit and tiecirca 1920s

Written on front: To my good friends Mr & Mrs. Miriam Bloom with affection and regards.