Charlotte Ann Sadd (29 June 1866 – 12 April 1937) was a New Zealand artist who exhibited widely in the country from 1882 until 1919.
Charlotte Ann Sadd | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 June 1866 Nelson, New Zealand |
| Died | 12 April 1937 (aged 70) Nelson, New Zealand |
| Resting place | Wakapuaka Cemetery |
Biography
editSadd was born in Nelson on 29 June 1866.[1][2][3][4] She was the daughter of Mary Agnes Sadd (nḗe Hodgson) and James Barton Sadd, a schoolmaster at the Nelson Central Boys' School.[1][4][5] She was educated at Miss Pickett's School and studied art with Morgan Cooke and Colonel Branfill.[1] She passed the South Kensington Art School exams with distinction.[1][3] She primarily painted and exhibited in oils and watercolours.[1][3] In 1882, she was awarded 1st place in map drawing and 2nd place in drawing copies with chalk at the Bishopdale Sketching Club.[6]
Sadd was an active member of the Bishopdale Sketching Club (which later became the Nelson Suter Art Society), and served on the committee.[1][2] She exhibited prolifically from 1882 to 1919 at:
- Bishopdale Sketching Club, later the Nelson Suter Art Society[1]
- Auckland Society of Arts[7]
- Canterbury Society of Arts, 1902–1914[1][7]
- New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, 1900–1919[1][7]
- Otago Art Society[7]
- New Zealand International Exhibition, 1906[7]
Artworks by Sadd are in the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library and the Suter Art Gallery.[2] In 1910, she was a resident of Wellington but returned to Nelson by 1911, according to the 1911 electoral roll, and lived with her father at his house in Tory Street, Nelson.[3][8][5]
Sadd died on 12 April 1937 in Nelson,[9] and was buried at Wakapuaka Cemetery with several members of her family.[10][11]
Artworks
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Seddon Memorial from Anderson Park by Charlotte Ann Sadd (Alexander Turnbull Library) -
Rocks Road in the making by Charlotte Ann Sadd (Suter Art Gallery)
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Platts, Una (1980). Nineteenth century New Zealand artists : a guide & handbook (PDF). Christchurch: Avon Fine Prints Limited. pp. 210–211. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Rocks Road in the making". makeshiftspaces.nz. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "ATL: Unpublished Collections". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Birth search: registration number 1866/16500". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Personal Items". Nelson Evening Mail. 8 June 1917. p. 4.
- ^ "The Exhibition". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. XVII, no. 4. 6 January 1882. p. 4.
- ^ a b c d e "Sadd, Charlotte Ann". findnzartists.org.nz. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853–1981
- ^ "Public notices". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. LXXI. 5 May 1937. p. 2.
- ^ "Record WKCE03017_A". www.nelson.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800–2007