Alice Avery
Alice Avery | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alice Lethbridge Perry 2 September 1868 Masterton, New Zealand |
| Died | 29 September 1957 (aged 89) Hastings, New Zealand |
| Resting place | Havelock North Cemetery |
| Spouse |
Alfred Avery
(m. 1895; died 1917) |
| Children | 2 |
Alice Lethbridge Avery (née Perry; 2 September 1868 – 29 September 1957) was a New Zealand artist.
Avery was born Alice Lethbridge Perry in Masterton on 2 September 1868, the sixth daughter of Bennet Pascoe Perry and Mary Ann Perry (née Masters).[1][2][3][4][5] On 18 September 1895, she married Alfred Avery, who worked for the Government Life Insurance Department, in Masterton.[6] They had two sons, including Norman Alfred Avery.[1][7][8] They lived in Napier and later in Hastings.[1]
Avery exhibited at Auckland Society of Arts, Canterbury Society of Arts (1909 and 1925) and New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts (1905-1948).[3] She exhibited at local clubs and societies, including the Masterton Sketch Club's annual exhibition, Havelock North Arts and Crafts exhibition, and the first exhibition of the Hawke's Bay Art Society.[9][10][11] She sold four paintings at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts 1922 and 1930 exhibitions.[12][13] Her artist files are held at Te Papa and one of her paintings is in MTG Hawke's Bay.[3]
Her niece, Marion Tylee, who was also an artist, included a biography of her aunt in her papers, deposited at the National Library of New Zealand.[1]
Avery died in Hastings on 29 September 1957, having been predeceased by her husband in 1917, and her ashes were buried in Havelock North Cemetery.[3][7][14][15][16]
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