New Zealand visual artist
Ella Spicer
Born Eleanor Juliet Adams
1876Died 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.[ 1] [ 2] 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,[ 3] she was the daughter of Charles William Adams .[ 4] [ 5] Although she moved to Wellington in 1907, Spicer was primarily based in Auckland.[ 6]
Career
Spicer studied painting in Dunedin , under Fanny Wimperis and Girolamo Nerli . She began exhibiting from age fifteen[ 4] and was known for her watercolour painting and landscapes.[ 6] Up until 1907, when she married John Edward Diggle Spicer, she exhibited under the name Ella Adams.[ 4]
Spicer exhibited with prolifically within New Zealand including the:
Spicer was the mother of artist Peggy Spicer . She and her daughter traveled together to England and Egypt, with both exhibiting in Cairo.[ 15]
Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa ,[ 3] Turnbull and Hocken libraries.[ 8]
References
^ "Spicer, Ella" . findnzartists.org.nz . Retrieved 13 October 2017 .
^ "Adams, Eleanor Juliet" . findnzartists.org.nz . Retrieved 13 October 2017 .
^ a b "Peggy Spicer" . Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . Retrieved 13 October 2017 .
^ a b c d "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 .
^ a b "Ella Spicer" . Ferner Galleries . Retrieved 13 October 2017 .
^ "Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts" . findnzartists.org.nz . Retrieved 13 October 2017 .
^ a b "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:
Also see: