Marion Queenie Kirker (1881–1971) was a New Zealand photographer. Her work is held in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[1][2][3]
Marion Kirker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 July 1884  Adelaide |
| Died | 1971 (aged 86–87) Auckland |
Biography
editKirker was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1881. She left New Zealand in the mid-1920s and moved to London to learn the Bromoil printmaking process in 1934.[4] Using this process she was able to creatively manipulate the look of her prints. In 1937 she became a member of the Royal Photographic Society and later the same year was elected to Associate membership. In 1938 she was awarded a medal by the Cripplegate Photographic Society in their annual print competition.[5][4]
Kirker later returned to New Zealand and began using a Paxette camera to produce work in the new colour snapshot format.[3]
Kirker died in 1971.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Marion Kirker | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Of cats and people". Te Papa’s Blog. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ a b Tappenden, Alice; Shelton, Ann. "Recovering Pieces: Finding an early history of women and photography in New Zealand | Enjoy Contemporary Art Space". enjoy.org.nz. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Lissa (2023). Through shaded glass: women and photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860-1960. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. pp. 302–304. ISBN 978-0-9951384-9-0. OCLC 1374563763.
- ^ "Medal awarded to Marion Queenie Kirker by Cripplegate Photographic Society | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 June 2019.