Esther Hope
Esther Studholme Hope | |
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| Born | Esther Studholme Barker 8 August 1885 Woodbury, New Zealand |
| Died | 16 July 1975 (aged 89) Timaru, New Zealand |
| Education | Slade School of Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Henry Norman Hope |
| Relatives | Alfred Barker (grandfather) Michael Studholme (grandfather) John Studholme (great-uncle) |
Esther Studholme Hope (née Barker, 8 August 1885 – 16 July 1975) was a New Zealand artist.
Background
[edit | edit source]Hope was born in Woodbury, New Zealand, on 8 August 1885.[1][2][3] Her father was the farmer John Matthias Barker (1856–1933), the son of Dr Alfred Barker (1819–1873). Her grandfather, while trained as a doctor, was prominent as a photographer in colonial Christchurch. Her mother was Emily Studholme (1863–1938), the daughter of the pioneering runholder Michael Studholme (1833–1886).[4]
Barker married Henry Norman Hope on 26 May 1920 at Woodbury,[5] and died on 16 July 1975.[3]
Education
[edit | edit source]Hope's early education was at Miss Bowen's School in Christchurch. Her first art teachers included Captain Edwyn Temple and Margaret Stoddart.[6] After travelling to England, Hope's art education included attending the Slade School of Fine Art in London, receiving tuition from Henry Tonks, John Peter Russell, and Ambrose McEvoy.[7] While in London she also studied at the Chelsea College of Arts under Ernest Borough Johnson and Frank Spenlove-Spenlove.[6]
Career
[edit | edit source]Hope is known for her watercolour paintings, specifically gouaches of Mackenzie Country.[6]
After completing her art education, Hope travelled around several European countries to paint. While in Brittany, World War I began and she was unable to return to England. Following her return she drove trucks between London docks and the city, before travelling to Malta to become a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD). She returned to New Zealand in 1919 and began exhibiting her work there from 1920.[5] After it had been decided to build a church at Lake Tekapo, Hope prepared some sketches for a church building in 1933 and these were given to an architect in Christchurch. The Church of the Good Shepherd opened in 1935.[8]
Internationally she exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, the Salon in Paris, the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour.[7][5] In New Zealand Hope exhibited with:
- Auckland Society of Arts[9]
- Canterbury Society of Arts[10] between 1930–1950[5]
- South Canterbury Arts Society in 1910 (including receiving first prize), 1920, 1953–1964[5]
- New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts[11][12] between 1933–1965[5]
- Otago Art Society[13]
- and at the New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925–1926[14][15]
She was represented by the several New Zealand galleries including: Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, and Aigantighe Art Gallery in Timaru.[6]
Her work is held in the collection of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu[16] and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[17]
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]Artist files for Esther Studholme Hope are held at:
- E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena
- Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Also see:
- Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists, McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge
- Landscape Paintings of New Zealand Johnstone, Christopher (2013) Random House
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- 1885 births
- 1975 deaths
- New Zealand painters
- New Zealand women painters
- People associated with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- People associated with the Canterbury Society of Arts
- People from Woodbury, New Zealand
- Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art
- Alumni of Chelsea College of Arts
- People associated with the Auckland Society of Arts