Ella Spicer

Eleanor 'Ella' Juliet Spicer (née Adams, 1876 – 1958) was a New Zealand artist.[1][2] Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Turnbull library and Hocken library.

Ella Spicer
Born
Eleanor Juliet Adams

1876
Lawrence, New Zealand
Died1958
NationalityNew Zealander
Known forPainting
SpouseJ. E. D. Spicer

Personal life

Born in Lawrence, New Zealand in 1876,[3] she was the daughter of Charles William Adams.[4][5] Although she moved to Wellington in 1907, Spicer was primarily based in Auckland.[6]

Career

Spicer studied painting in Dunedin, under Fanny Wimperis and Girolamo Nerli. She began exhibiting from age fifteen[4] and was known for her watercolour painting and landscapes.[6] Up until 1907, when she married John Edward Diggle Spicer, she exhibited under the name Ella Adams.[4]

Spicer exhibited with prolifically within New Zealand including the:

Spicer was the mother of artist Peggy Spicer. She and her daughter traveled together to England and Egypt, with both exhibiting in Cairo.[15]

Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa,[3] Turnbull and Hocken libraries.[8]

References
  1. "Spicer, Ella". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. "Adams, Eleanor Juliet". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  3. "Peggy Spicer". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  4. "SPICER, Ella Adams née Adams, Eleanor 1876–1956 NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  5. Adam, R. S. (1993). "Adams, Charles William". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  6. "Ella Spicer". Ferner Galleries. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  7. "Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  8. "Ella Spicer". Art Record. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  9. "Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  10. "Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  11. Kay, Robin; Tony Eden, Tony (1983). Portrait of a Century: The History of the N.Z. Academy of Fine Arts, 1882-1982. Millwood Press. ISBN 0908582609.
  12. "Artists exhibited with Otago Art Society". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  13. "Artists exhibited with New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925-6". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  14. "Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  15. "Peggy Spicer". Art Record. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

Further reading

Artist files for Spicer are held at:

Also see:

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