Betty Clegg
Betty Clegg | |
|---|---|
| Born | Betty Clare Reeve 24 March 1926 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 13 October 2009 (aged 83) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Known for | Watercolours |
Betty Clare Clegg (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[3]
Biography
Clegg was born in
National Art Gallery in Wellington.[6] In 1963 she was involved with the first summer school for painters run by Victoria University of Wellington in conjunction with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and held in the Academy Gallery at the National Art Gallery.[7] In the 1970s, fellow Wellington artist Joan Fanning painted her portrait as part of a series of portraits of women artists working in the city.[8]
In 1996 Clegg moved to Auckland and settled on Waiheke Island.[2] She died in Auckland on 13 October 2009.[4][9]
References
- ^ "Betty C. Clegg (1926–2009) New Zealand". Australian Art Auction Records. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d Wset, Nora (17 December 2009). "Betty Clegg (nee Reeve) 1926–2009". Gulf News. pp. 34–35. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Footballers No.11". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Death search: registration number 2009/28787". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Births". Evening Post. 25 March 1926. p. 1. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Brunton, Alan (February–March 1977). "Art people". Art New Zealand. No. 4. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Betty Clegg at the Summer School for Painters, National Art Gallery, Wellington". DigitalNZ. 1 January 1963. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Johnston, Alexa M. (October 1979). "Contemporary realist New Zealand paintings" (PDF). Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Deaths". New Zealand Herald. 14 October 2009.
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