Ella Spicer
Born
Eleanor Juliet Adams

1876
Lawrence, New Zealand
Died1958
NationalityNew Zealander
Known forPainting
SpouseJ. 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

  1. ↑ "Spicer, Ella". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Adams, Eleanor Juliet". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Peggy Spicer". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "SPICER, Ella Adams née Adams, Eleanor 1876–1956 NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Adam, R. S. (1993). "Adams, Charles William". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Ella Spicer". Ferner Galleries. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Ella Spicer". Art Record. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Artists exhibited with Otago Art Society". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Artists exhibited with New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925-6". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Peggy Spicer". Art Record. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

Further reading

Artist files for Spicer are held at:

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