Mary Wirepa: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Slafayette (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Slafayette (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
| name = Mary Wi Repa |
| name = Mary Wi Repa |
||
| honorific_suffix = |
| honorific_suffix = |
||
| image =[[File:Mary Wirepa.jpg|thumb|At the official opening of the exhibition, the guest artist and patron of the society, Mr Paul Kingdom, chats with Mrs Mary Wi Repa, a well-known Maori artist.]] |
|||
| image = |
|||
| alt = |
| alt = |
||
| caption = |
| caption = |
||
| Line 37: | Line 37: | ||
'''Mary Wirepa''' (1904–1971) was a visual artist of [[Māori people|Māori]] descent born in [[Auckland]], New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artist/224/mary-wirepa|title=Mary Wirepa|work=Auckland Art Gallery|access-date=2017-09-17|language=en}}</ref> |
'''Mary Wirepa''' (1904–1971) was a visual artist of [[Māori people|Māori]] descent born in [[Auckland]], New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artist/224/mary-wirepa|title=Mary Wirepa|work=Auckland Art Gallery|access-date=2017-09-17|language=en}}</ref> |
||
Growing up Wirepa had a love of music and only began painting around 1958, when she was in her 50s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://new.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=224497|title=Mary Wirepa|website=ngataonga.org.nz|language=en|access-date=2017-09-17}}</ref> |
Growing up Wirepa had a love of music and only began painting around 1958, when she was in her 50s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://new.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=224497|title=Mary Wirepa|website=ngataonga.org.nz|language=en|access-date=2017-09-17}}</ref> Wirepa had planned to attend the [[Elam School of Fine Arts]] at the University of Auckland, and applied for a tuition grant from [[Minister for Māori Development|Māori Affairs]], however decided against attending.<ref name=":0" /> |
||
Works include Otoko, Gisborne (date unknown)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artwork/7758/otoko-gisborne|title=Otoko, Gisborne|work=Auckland Art Gallery|access-date=2017-09-17|language=en}}</ref> and her pieces are included in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/385240|title= |
Although of [[Māori people|Māori]] descent, Wirepa prefers not to directly reference her culture, but rather to draw her inspiration from elsewhere.<ref name=":1" /> Works include Otoko, Gisborne (date unknown)<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artwork/7758/otoko-gisborne|title=Otoko, Gisborne|work=Auckland Art Gallery|access-date=2017-09-17|language=en}}</ref> and her pieces are included in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/385240|title=Mary Wirepa|last=|first=|date=|website=collections.tepapa.govt.nz|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-09-17}}</ref> |
||
== Personal and early life == |
|||
Wirepa married at the age of nineteen and had six children. Four of her children are artists, including her eldest son Arthur who is a known pianist in the Māori music industry.<ref name=":0" /> |
|||
== References == |
== References == |
||
Revision as of 12:06, 17 September 2017
Mary Wi Repa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 1904 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 1971 |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
Mary Wirepa (1904–1971) was a visual artist of Māori descent born in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]
Growing up Wirepa had a love of music and only began painting around 1958, when she was in her 50s.[2] Wirepa had planned to attend the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland, and applied for a tuition grant from Māori Affairs, however decided against attending.[3]
Although of Māori descent, Wirepa prefers not to directly reference her culture, but rather to draw her inspiration from elsewhere.[4] Works include Otoko, Gisborne (date unknown)[4] and her pieces are included in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[3]
Personal and early life
Wirepa married at the age of nineteen and had six children. Four of her children are artists, including her eldest son Arthur who is a known pianist in the Māori music industry.[3]
References
- ^ "Mary Wirepa". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Mary Wirepa". ngataonga.org.nz. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Mary Wirepa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b "Otoko, Gisborne". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
 | This article about a New Zealand painter is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |