Betty Curnow

Betty Curnow
Born Elizabeth LeCrean
(1911-10-31)31 October 1911
Timaru, New Zealand
Died 24 September 2005(2005-09-24) (aged 93)
Geraldine, New Zealand
Known for Painting
Spouse(s) 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

  1. ↑ "Curnow, Betty". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Betty Curnow". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Allen Curnow". The Telegraph. 2 October 2001. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "The Group 1927 - 1977: an annotated bibliography - Heritage - Christchurch City Libraries". christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Group 1964". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Portrait of Betty Curnow". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Betty Curnow's Notes on Rita Angus". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Betty Curnow, by Rita Angus". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Portrait of Betty Curnow". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

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