The most frequently referred to book at work is a well-thumbed copy of Face to Face, now sadly out of print, which details the work of two resident photographers of Sheringham.
It forms an important pictorial record of the coastal community at the turn of the 20th century, particularly of the local fishermen taken by Edis in her studio here.
It wasn’t just the locals, though. Edis also took numerous high-profile portraits nationwide, including George Bernard Shaw and Emmeline Pankhurst.
She was even an official photographer during the first world war, capturing the work of the women on the frontlines. This means that the majority of her work resides in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, Imperial War Museum and Norfolk Museums Service.
We actually have little of her work in our own archive, which is why whenever a visitor makes an enquiry about probably our most famous past female resident, out comes Face to Face.
Interestingly, visitors don’t seem to mind this. Edis’s work was designed to be printed, so this book forms a fitting tribute to the work of this remarkable local lady and a vital resource for me.
Philip Miles is the museum manager at Sheringham Museum in Norfolk
It forms an important pictorial record of the coastal community at the turn of the 20th century, particularly of the local fishermen taken by Edis in her studio here.
It wasn’t just the locals, though. Edis also took numerous high-profile portraits nationwide, including George Bernard Shaw and Emmeline Pankhurst.
She was even an official photographer during the first world war, capturing the work of the women on the frontlines. This means that the majority of her work resides in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, Imperial War Museum and Norfolk Museums Service.
We actually have little of her work in our own archive, which is why whenever a visitor makes an enquiry about probably our most famous past female resident, out comes Face to Face.
Interestingly, visitors don’t seem to mind this. Edis’s work was designed to be printed, so this book forms a fitting tribute to the work of this remarkable local lady and a vital resource for me.
Philip Miles is the museum manager at Sheringham Museum in Norfolk
