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'''Thelma Rene Kent''' (21 October 1899 – 23 June 1946) was a New Zealand photographer. She was born in [[Christchurch]], New Zealand on 21 October 1899. Her collection of negatives and prints is held by the [[Alexander Turnbull Library]] in [[Wellington]].<ref name="DNZB Kent">{{DNZB|McCracken|Joan|4k9|Thelma Rene Kent|December 2011}}</ref> |
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| death_place = Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| education = Christchurch Technical College |
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| field = [[Photography]] |
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'''Thelma Rene Kent''' (21 October 1899 – 23 June 1946) was a New Zealand photographer.<ref name="TeAra">{{DNZB |title=Kent, Thelma Rene |first=Joan|last=McCracken |id=4k9 |accessdate=15 January 2018}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Kent was born in [[Christchurch]], New Zealand on 21 October 1899. She attended [[Addington School]] and [[Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology|Christchurch Technical College]].<ref name="TeAra"/> |
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She traveled around New Zealand by car, horseback and foot to find photographic subjects. She had an affinity for the New Zealand landscape, with a particular interest in the South Island high country. Around 1937, Kent met the legendary [[Arawata Bill]] (William O’Leary) and took several photographs of him, which have been regularly reproduced.<ref name="TeAra"/> |
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Her photographs and articles were published in the ''Auckland Weekly News,'' the ''New Zealand Railways Magazine,''<ref name="nzhistory">{{cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/thelma-kent|title=Thelma Kent: Biography|website=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage|accessdate=15 January 2018}}</ref>the ''Australasian Photo-Review'' and in the British annual ''Photograms of the Year 1939''.<ref name="TeAra" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Mitchell |first=Lissa |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/on1374563763 |title=Through shaded glass: women and photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860-1960 |date=2023 |publisher=Te Papa Press |isbn=978-0-9951384-9-0 |location=Wellington, New Zealand |pages=317-326 |oclc=on1374563763}}</ref> |
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From 1939 until 1941 she did a series of Saturday evening talks on Christchurch radio station 3YA on photography topics.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Through experimentation, Kent became adept at [[microphotograph]]y.<ref name="TeAra" /> In this field she did work for the organisations such as the [[Canterbury Museum, Christchurch|Canterbury Museum]], [[Cawthron Institute]], and the Pathology Department at [[Christchurch Hospital]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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Kent never married and died at the age of 46 in Christchurch on 23 June 1946.<ref name="nzhistory"/> |
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==Legacy== |
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Her collection of negatives and prints is held by the [[Alexander Turnbull Library]] in [[Wellington]].<ref name="TeAra"/><ref name=":0" /> |
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In 2017, Kent was selected as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's "[[150 women in 150 words]]", celebrating the contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thelma Kent|url=https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/150th-anniversary/150-women-in-150-words/1918-1967/thelma/|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Royal Society Te Apārangi}}</ref> |
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*[https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2952/larnachs-castle-photographed-by-thelma-kent A photograph of 'Larnach's Castle' taken by Thelma Kent about 1939.] |
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Latest revision as of 18:39, 7 August 2024
Thelma Kent | |
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 Self-portrait panning for gold in the Arawhata River, Westland, 1939 | |
| Born | Thelma Rene Kent 21 October 1899 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 23 June 1946 (aged 46) Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Known for | Photography |
Thelma Rene Kent (21 October 1899 – 23 June 1946) was a New Zealand photographer.[1]
Biography
[edit]Kent was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 21 October 1899. She attended Addington School and Christchurch Technical College.[1]
She traveled around New Zealand by car, horseback and foot to find photographic subjects. She had an affinity for the New Zealand landscape, with a particular interest in the South Island high country. Around 1937, Kent met the legendary Arawata Bill (William O’Leary) and took several photographs of him, which have been regularly reproduced.[1]
Her photographs and articles were published in the Auckland Weekly News, the New Zealand Railways Magazine,[2]the Australasian Photo-Review and in the British annual Photograms of the Year 1939.[1][3]
From 1939 until 1941 she did a series of Saturday evening talks on Christchurch radio station 3YA on photography topics.[3]
Through experimentation, Kent became adept at microphotography.[1] In this field she did work for the organisations such as the Canterbury Museum, Cawthron Institute, and the Pathology Department at Christchurch Hospital.[3]
Kent never married and died at the age of 46 in Christchurch on 23 June 1946.[2]
Legacy
[edit]Her collection of negatives and prints is held by the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington.[1][3]
In 2017, Kent was selected as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's "150 women in 150 words", celebrating the contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f McCracken, Joan. "Kent, Thelma Rene". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Thelma Kent: Biography". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d Mitchell, Lissa (2023). Through shaded glass: women and photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860-1960. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. pp. 317–326. ISBN 978-0-9951384-9-0. OCLC 1374563763.
- ^ "Thelma Kent". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
