Edith Halcombe
Edith Stanway Halcombe (née Swainson; 27 April 1844 – 14 June 1903) was a New Zealand artist, community leader and farmer. She was born on 27 April 1844, the daughter of William John Swainson and his second wife, Anne Grasby. She was taught art by her father who was a competent artist in his own right.[1] She married Arthur Halcombe on 3 December 1863 at St James' Church, Hutt.[2]
Her artworks are in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa,[3] Auckland Art Gallery,[4] and Puke Ariki.[5] They mainly were mainly landscapes in Manawatū.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Puke Ariki Museum Libraries. "Taranaki Story – New Zealand Grown – Edith Stanway Halcombe". pukeariki.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Ormsby, Mary Louise. "Edith Stanway Halcombe". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Edith Halcombe | Collections Online – Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Edith Halcombe". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Edith Stanway Halcombe". Puke Ariki Museum Libraries. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Edith Halcombe". digitalnz.org. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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