![B.076065; Miss I Wilkinson [Robyn Hyde]; 1936; Spencer Digby Studios](https://media.tepapa.govt.nz/collection/546104/preview)
item details
NameIris Wilkinson [Robin Hyde]
ProductionSpencer Digby Studios; photography studio; 1936; Wellington
Classificationblack-and-white negatives, gelatin silver negatives, studio portraits
Materialsphotographic gelatin, silver, photographic film, nitrocellulose
Materials Summaryblack and white negative
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
DimensionsSupport: 120mm (width), 160mm (height)
Registration NumberB.076065
Credit lineSpencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975
Overview
Robin Hyde (1906–1939) is one of New Zealand's major writers. Her first book of poetry, The Desolate Star, was published in 1929. Her novels include Passport to Hell (1936), Check To Your King (1936), Wednesday's Children (1937), Nor the Years Condemn (1938), and The Godwits Fly (1938).
The Spencer Digby studio typically took several shots in one portrait sitting. These were usually on separate sheets of film, but a more economical approach would be to maketwoon one sheet, as in this case.