Henry Herbert Clifford
Clifford on his wedding day, 1915
Born(1872-05-01)1 May 1872
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died19 February 1949(1949-02-19) (aged 76)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Resting placeBromley Cemetery
Known forPortrait photography
Spouse
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(m. 1915)​
Children3

Henry Herbert Clifford (1 May 1872 – 19 February 1949) was a New Zealand photographer. He ran a portrait photography studio in Christchurch. His 1905 photograph of Kate Sheppard has been featured on the New Zealand ten-dollar note since 1991. A collection of his works is held by the Canterbury Museum.

Biography

Clifford was born in Dunedin to Janet Clifford (née Malcolm) and Robert Clifford, a photographer.[1][2][3] His mother died in 1888.[4]

Clifford worked as a photographer in Dunedin and Melbourne and then moved to Christchurch around 1900.[1][5] He joined the firm of Standish & Preece. By 1903, he had opened his own studio and was Christchurch's leading portrait photographer.[1][6][5] In around 1905, he took the photograph of Kate Sheppard that has been featured on the New Zealand ten-dollar note since 1991.[7][8][9]

On 24 July 1915, he married Annette Clifford, and they had three sons.[6] His oldest and youngest sons both died in their early 20s in 1940 in separate incidents;[10][11] his oldest son, Robert, had been a Sergeant Pilot in the Royal Air Force, and died after being accidentally struck by a lorry at Oxford.[12][13]

In 1925, Clifford won a certificate and a medal for exhibits at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley.[1][5] After Clifford's death in 1949, his surviving son, Ogilvie Clifford, donated a collection of his photographs to the Canterbury Museum.[14] Two of his photograph portraits are held by the National Portrait Gallery in London.[15] His photographs are also held by the National Library of New Zealand and Te Papa.[1][16] He is buried at Bromley Cemetery.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Clifford, Henry Herbert, 1872–1949". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Birth Search". Births, Deaths and Marriages Online. New Zealand Government – Internal Affairs. Retrieved 8 December 2020. Birth registration 1872/35824.
  3. ↑ "Marriage Search". Births, Deaths and Marriages Online. New Zealand Government – Internal Affairs. Retrieved 8 December 2020. Marriage registration 1871/6228.
  4. ↑ "Death Search". Births, Deaths and Marriages Online. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 8 December 2020. Death registration 1888/4692.
  5. 1 2 3 "Obituary: Mr H. H. Clifford". The Press. 22 February 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 Lovell-Smith, Margaret. "Annette Mary Eleanor Jane Clifford". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Stock, Rob (2 July 2017). "Bucking the system: How 50 years of decimal currency shows the emergence of an independent nation". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Glass Plate Negative: Kate W. Sheppard". Canterbury Museum. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Wright, Matthew (July 2017). "A litmus test for society: Reserve Bank decimal note designs 1967–2017" (PDF). Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin. 80 (5). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Deaths". The Press. 19 January 1940. Retrieved 7 December 2020. CLIFFORD: On January 17, Allister Bertram Clifford, dearly loved youngest son of Henry Herbert and Annette Clifford, 52 Worcester street, aged 21 years.
  11. ↑ "Deaths". The Press. 27 August 1940. Retrieved 7 December 2020. CLIFFORD: Sergeant Pilot Robert Henry, Royal Air Force, dearly loved eldest son of Henry Herbert and Annette Clifford; died from injuries at Oxford, England.
  12. ↑ "Christchurch Pilots Killed". The Press. No. 23, 110. 28 August 1940. p. 10. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "N.Z. Pilots Killed: Two Christchurch Men". Evening Star. No. 23, 665. 27 August 1940. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Clifford, Henry Herbert". Canterbury Museum. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Henry Herbert Clifford (1872–1949), Photographer". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "Henry Herbert Clifford". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  17. ↑ "Results Detail". Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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