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Nom de l'objet : Print, Photographic
Médium : paper, emulsion, ink
Numéro d'accession : BR2012.2.74
Date de début de production : 1972
Description : A colour photograph of Annie Sayers standing in front of her house the Log Bungalow, in Clarkson. She is wearing a long fur (?) coat and a pair of ankle boots on her feet; she is also holding a purse in one hand. Outside the trees, front lawn and roof of the house are covered in snow. Marked on the back of the photograph is the date, 'April 1972
Fonctions : Photograph taken during the late winter or early spring at the Log Bungalow in 1972. Annie Harris Sayers (1882-1986) was born in 1882, to Arthur and Mary Harris (n‚e Magrath), of Benares. Annie and her younger sister Naomi were raised in an atmosphere of upper middle class comfort. They were educated at home by governesses, and then were sent to Miss Dupont's School for Ladies in Toronto, where they stayed with their aunts throughout the week. As Annie and Naomi grew up, Benares was a frequent area for lawn tennis matches, weekend parties, and croquet games on the lawn. Annie Harris married Beverly Sayers in 1906, and together they built a house on the southern part of the Benares Estate, given to them by Annie's parents. After their marriage ended in 1925, Annie continued to live in the Log Bungalow, raising her three children alone. Annie and Beverly had three children: Geoffrey, (1907-1998); Dora, (1915-2004); and Barbara, (1920-).
Annie was known as a very creative, generous, and sweet woman. She became a Christian Scientist after nearly dying of pneumonia in 1924. Annie celebrated her 100th birthday in 1982 with a large party at Benares. She lived to be 104, dying in 1986. She is buried at Spring Creek Cemetery in Clarkson.
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