Betty Curnow
Betty Curnow | |
|---|---|
| Born | Betty Jamaux Le Cren 31 October 1911 Timaru, New Zealand |
| Died | 24 September 2005 (aged 93) Geraldine, New Zealand |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Wystan Curnow (son) |
Elizabeth Jamaux Curnow (née Le Cren; 31 October 1911 – 24 September 2005), commonly known as Betty Curnow, was a New Zealand artist.
Background[edit]
Born in Timaru, New Zealand, Curnow was the daughter of Charles John Le Cren and Daisy Le Cren (née Roberts). Daisy was also an artist, painting watercolours.[1] She married Allen Curnow at St Mary's Church, Timaru, on 26 August 1936.[2] The marriage was dissolved in 1965, but they had a daughter and two sons, one of whom is New Zealand poet and art critic Wystan Curnow.[3] Curnow died in Geraldine, New Zealand, in 2005.[4][5]
Career[edit]
Curnow was a painter and printmaker. She exhibited with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts,[6][7] and 'The Group'[8] in 1964[9]
She is depicted in her close friend Rita Angus' painting, Portrait of Betty Curnow.[10][11] Curnow and Angus collaborated on the painting, selected clothing and objects that would best symbolise the threads of Curnow's life as a daughter, wife and mother.[12] The work also inspired Louise Henderson's Portrait of Betty Curnow.[13]
Works by Curnow are held in the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "LE CREN, Daisy née Roberts 1881–1951 | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Curnow—Le Cren". Timaru Herald. Vol. 142, no. 20507. 27 August 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Allen Curnow". The Telegraph. 2 October 2001. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Curnow, Betty". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Betty Curnow". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Kay, Robin; Eden, Tony (1983). Portrait of a Century: The History of the N.Z. Academy of Fine Arts, 1882–1982. Millwood Press. ISBN 0908582609.
- ^ "The Group 1927 - 1977: an annotated bibliography - Heritage - Christchurch City Libraries". christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "The Group 1964". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Portrait of Betty Curnow". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Betty Curnow's Notes on Rita Angus". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Betty Curnow, by Rita Angus". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Portrait of Betty Curnow". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
Further reading[edit]
Artist files for Curnow are held at:
- E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
- Fine Arts Library, University of Auckland
- 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
- Prints and Printmakers in New Zealand Peter Cape (1974) Collins
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