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Mabel Tustin
Born
Emily Mabel Tustin

(1884-03-25)25 March 1884
Died9 September 1967(1967-09-09) (aged 83)
Wellington, New Zealand
OccupationPhotographer
Years active1921–1940s
Known forPortraits and wedding photographs

Emily Mabel Tustin (25 March 1884 – 9 September 1967) was a New Zealand photographer.[1][2] Her portraits of people and bridal parties are held in the collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[3]

Biography

Tustin was born on 25 March 1884, the daughter of Harriet Elizabeth Tustin (née Pilcher) and William George Tustin.[4] She grew up in Wellington and attended The Terrace School and Wellington Technical School.[5] She ran her portrait photography business from premises in central Wellington—initially on Lambton Quay and later on Courtney Place—from 1921 to the mid-1940s.[6][7] She also exhibited her photographs at the annual Wellington Winter Show.[8]

Tustin died in Wellington in 1967,[3] and her ashes were buried at Karori Cemetery.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Object 23343 Detail | Manuscripts & Pictorial | National Library of New Zealand". mp.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Archway :: Item Full Description". www.archway.archives.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Loading... | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1884/4004". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Techanical education, New Zealand Mail, 22 December 1898". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Page 6 Advertisements, Evening Post, 23 August 1924". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Local Patriotic Funds, Evening Post, 7 July 1945". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Art and photography, Evening Post, 28 September 1928". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Cremation search". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Burial search". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 4 August 2019.