Florence Maynard (May 6, 1867 – 1958) was an American photographer. She has portraits in several American collections.

Early life

Florence Maynard was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Otis Riley Maynard and Minerva Bowen Maynard. She was raised in Massachusetts and trained as a painter in Boston. She began to study photography while in art school, working as an assistant to

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."The Work of Miss Florence Maynard"
''The Photographic Times'' (July 1911): 247-257. SidelightPortraitbyFlMaynard

Career

Maynard specialized in portraits, but was also known for scenic photography. She worked with her brother, Karl Maynard (1874-1951), in their studio in

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. They had a studio in the Boston area, and published photographic postcards of New England scenes. Florence Maynard also worked in New York City. "I am more and more convinced that the best results in portraiture can be had in the familiar surroundings of the sitters' own homes, and practically all of my work is done that way," she explained in a 1911 profile. Maynard served on the board of the Photographic Guild of the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts, and was among the vocational advisors to the Women's Educational and Industrial Union in their annual reports from 1917-1921. She was elected as one of the vice-presidents of the

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chapter in

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in 1927.

Personal life and legacy

Maynard was superintendent of the Sunday School at the First

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, in Newton, Massachusetts. She died in 1958, aged 90 years, in Massachusetts. A photograph by Florence Maynard is in the collection of the

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. Another photograph by Maynard is in the collection of the

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. The

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has four portraits of George Alexander Philips Haldane, the fourth Earl of Camperdown, taken in about 1920 by Florence Maynard. The

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holds a Maynard portrait of architect

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.Beverly Kay Brandt
''The Craftsman and the Critic: Defining Usefulness and Beauty in Arts and Crafts-era Boston''
(University of Massachusetts Press 2009): 100.

References

External links

Brochure for Miss Florence Maynard and Mr. Karl Maynard, photographers, studios, 500 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. and 34 Pilgrim Road, Waban, Mass., ca. 1920
Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online.
Invitation to an exhibition of Maynard Workshop photographs, Florence and Karl Maynard, 34 Pilgrim Road, Waban, Mass., undated
from the Historic New England collections. * B. P.
"Unseen For 115 Years – Photographs of New York City School Life & Kids"
''Stuff Mobody Cares About'' (November 7, 1917). A blogpost featuring 1902 photographs by Florence Maynard. {{DEFAULTSORT:Maynard, Florence 1867 births 1958 deaths Photographers from Chicago People from Newton, Massachusetts 20th-century American photographers Photographers from Massachusetts 20th-century American women photographers