Edith Munnings
Edith Emma Munnings (5 May 1867 – 24 April 1939), later known as Edith Strutton, was a New Zealand artist and a missionary in India.[1][2]
Life
Munnings was one of 11 children of Joseph and Emma Munnings, pioneer settlers in
Royal Academy of Art, Sir Alfred Munnings, was her cousin.[5]
Munnings was one of the first-day pupils of the
In 1900, Munnings married Rev. Harry Strutton and together they joined an Australia Church of Christ mission in
Lonavla, where Munnings died in 1939.[10] Munnings continued to paint while in India, predominantly landscapes with figures.[11]
In 2007, her painting Fisherman's Hut, Redcliffs was included in the Christchurch Art Gallery's exhibition "I See Red."[10]
References
- ^ "Strutton, Edith". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Edith E. Strutton". ronsartblog. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Edith Emma Strutton". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Roberts, Heulwen (2013). Architect of Empire: Joseph Fearis Munnings 1879–1937 (Masters' thesis). Christchurch: University of Canterbury.
- ^ "Hope for the future". The Chronicle. 15 February 1945. p. 35. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Canterbury School Of Art". The Star. 28 December 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ISBN 0 908874 91 X.
- ISBN 0-908874-29-4.
- ^ Roberts, Neil. "Kelly, Annie Elizabeth". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Fisherman's Hut, Redcliffs Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Edith E. Strutton". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
