Hunt, Frances Irwin (1890–1981)

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Hunt, Frances Irwin (1890–1981)

New Zealand artist. Born on July 26, 1890, in Cambridge, New Zealand; died on Aug 25, 1981, in Auckland; dau. of Nicholas Irwin Hunt (farmer) and Annie Lilian (Souter) Hunt; Elam School of Art, 1932.

Studied watercolor at Frank Wright's academy in Auckland (1920s); working member of Auckland Society of Arts (1924); elected to National Art Association of New Zealand (1925); prominent member of Rutland Group of former Elam School of Art students; produced landscapes, still-lifes and portraits; work included in 2 national centennial exhibitions (1940); retrospective of her work exhibited at Auckland Society of Art (1975).

See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 4).