Margaret Butler (sculptor)

Margaret Mary Butler
Margaret Butler in her Studio
Born Margaret Mary Butler
(1883-04-30)30 April 1883
Greymouth, New Zealand
Died 4 December 1947(1947-12-04) (aged 64)
Wellington, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealander
Education Wellington Technical School
Known for Sculpture

Margaret Mary Butler (30 April 1883 – 4 December 1947) was a New Zealand sculptor and is regarded as the first New Zealand born sculptor of substance.[1] She was born in Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand on 30 April 1883.[2]

She attended Wellington Technical School[3]

Butler's works were feature at the National Centennial Exhibition of New Zealand in 1940.[3]

Margaret Butler died in Wellington of cancer on 4 December 1947.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Dunn, Michael (2002). New Zealand sculpture : a history (1. publ. ed.). Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Univ. Press. pp. 40–43. ISBN 1869402774.
  2. ↑ Stocker, Mark. "Margaret Mary Butler". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Stocker, Mark. "Butler, Margaret Mary". The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
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