Alice Avery | |
---|---|
Born | Alice Lethbridge Perry 2 September 1868
Masterton, New Zealand |
Died | 29 September 1957
Hastings, New Zealand | (aged 89)
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]
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]