Ella Spicer | |
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Born | Eleanor Juliet Adams 1876 Lawrence, New Zealand |
Died | 1958 |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Known for | Painting |
Spouse | J. E. D. Spicer |
Eleanor 'Ella' Juliet Spicer (née Adams, 1876 – 1958) was a New Zealand artist. Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Turnbull library and Hocken library.
Personal life
Born in Lawrence, New Zealand in 1876, she was the daughter of Charles William Adams. Although she moved to Wellington in 1907, Spicer was primarily based in Auckland.
Career
Spicer studied painting in Dunedin, under Fanny Wimperis and Girolamo Nerli. She began exhibiting from age fifteen and was known for her watercolour painting and landscapes. Up until 1907, when she married John Edward Diggle Spicer, she exhibited under the name Ella Adams.
Spicer exhibited with prolifically within New Zealand including the:
- Auckland Society of Arts from 1907
- Canterbury Society of Arts
- New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts
- Otago Art Society from 1894 to 190 as a working member0
- New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition in Dunedin taking place in 1925-6
Spicer was the mother of artist Peggy Spicer. She and her daughter traveled together to England and Egypt, with both exhibiting in Cairo.
Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Turnbull and Hocken libraries.
References
- "Spicer, Ella". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "Adams, Eleanor Juliet". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Peggy Spicer". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "SPICER, Ella Adams née Adams, Eleanor 1876–1956 NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- Adam, R. S. (1993). "Adams, Charles William". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Ella Spicer". Ferner Galleries. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Ella Spicer". Art Record. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- Kay, Robin; Tony Eden, Tony (1983). Portrait of a Century: The History of the N.Z. Academy of Fine Arts, 1882-1982. Millwood Press. ISBN 0908582609.
- "Artists exhibited with Otago Art Society". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "Artists exhibited with New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925-6". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "Peggy Spicer". Art Record. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
Further reading
Artist files for Spicer are held at:
- E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena
- Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Also see:
- Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge