Bessie Christie
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| Born | Elizabeth Froomes Christie (1904-08-03)3 August 1904
Wellington, New Zealand
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| Died | 9 March 1983(1983-03-09) (aged 78)
Auckland, New Zealand
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| Education | Elam School of Fine Art |
| Known for | Painting |
Elizabeth Froomes Christie (3 August 1904 – 9 March 1983) was a New Zealand painter.[1][2]
Born in Wellington on 3 August 1904,[1][3] Christie trained at the Elam School of Fine ArtatAuckland University College.[4] She taught art at Takapuna Grammar School between 1935 and 1940.[5]
During World War II she was a driver in the New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Army Corps and her paintings were included in the 1944 Artists in Uniform exhibition.[5][6]
Although Christie did paint some landscapes in oils,[4] she preferred to break with her contemporaries and depict vibrant social scenes, specifically set in Auckland.[5] Works include: Geddes' Stable Yard[4] and Tobacco Queue, Karangahape Rd, Auckland.[5]
During her career she was represented by the Auckland Art Gallery.[4]
Christie exhibited with the Auckland Society of Arts (of which she was a member from 1933)[5][7] throughout the 1950s, exhibiting alongside A. Lois White, May Smith, Helen Brown, and Frances Hunt.[5]
She also exhibited with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and the Rutland Group, an organisation formed by students from the Elam School of Fine Art.[8]
Christie died in Auckland on 9 March 1983, and her body was cremated at Purewa Crematorium.[1][9]
Artist files for Christie are held at:
Also see: Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge
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