Jenny Campbell | |
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![]() House in landscape, Jenny Campbell, c.1920 | |
Born | Jenny D. A. Campbell 1895
Ayr, Scotland |
Died | 1970
Melbourne, Australia |
Nationality | New Zealand, British |
Known for | Painting |
Spouse | Roland Hipkins |
Jenny D. A. Campbell (1895–1970) was a Scottish artist. [1] Works by Campbell are held at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki [2] and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. [3] Her prints are featured in Margaret Dobson's book Block-Cutting and Print-Making by Hand (1928). [4]
Born in Ayr, Scotland, Campbell moved to New Zealand in 1922 with fellow artist Roland Hipkins. [5] Campbell married Hipkins in 1923 and they settled in Napier and then Wellington. [6]
Campbell trained at the Edinburgh College of Art and was awarded a Diploma. After receiving a travel scholarship, she also studied in Belgium, Holland, and France. [5]
Campbell worked mainly in oils, specifically portraiture and landscapes. She also worked with colour-block printing, including linocuts. [5] Works by Campbell include: Two Boys with Kites (1924) [2] and Lake Taupo. [5]
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