Betty Curnow
Betty Curnow | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elizabeth LeCrean 31 October 1911 Timaru, New Zealand |
| Died | 24 September 2005 (aged 93) Geraldine, New Zealand |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Allen Curnow |
Elizabeth 'Betty' Curnow (31 October 1911 – 24 September 2005) was a New Zealand artist.
Background
Born in Timaru, New Zealand in 1911, Curnow died in Geraldine, New Zealand, in 2005.[1][2] She was married to Allen Curnow, although the marrgiage was dissolved in 1965; they had a daughter and two sons, one of whom is New Zealand poet and art critic Wystan Curnow.[3]
Career
Curnow was a painter and printmaker. She exhibited with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts,[4][5] and 'The Group'[6] in 1964[7]
She is depicted in her close friend Rita Angus' painting, Portrait of Betty Curnow.[8][9] 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.[10] The work also inspired Louise Henderson's, Portrait of Betty Curnow.[11]
Works by Curnow are held in the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.[2]
References
- ^ "Curnow, Betty". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b "Betty Curnow". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Allen Curnow". The Telegraph. 2 October 2001. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Portrait of Betty Curnow". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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Further reading
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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