Portrait of a Schoolgirl
Vivian Smith, Artist
This is one of the
paintings
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in 1935.
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Object Detail
About the Work
Vivian
Smith
was
trained
at
the
Royal
College
of
Art
in
London,
and
then
obtained
a
teaching
role
at
Wellington
Technical
College.
From
1932
until
his
death
in
1946,
he
was
Art
Master
of
the
Technical
College
in
Whanganui.
The
unnamed
subject
in
this
portrait
is
wearing
a
Girls'
College
uniform,
which
drew
my
attention
when
I
first
saw
the
work
about
ten
years
ago.
My
Nana
and
her
sisters
attended
the
school
in
the
1930s
and
40s,
and
I
like
to
imagine
they
would
have
known
each
other.
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Measurements
Image: 445 x 600mm
Support: 615 x 460 x 20mm
Frame: 690 x 540 x 45mm
Support: 615 x 460 x 20mm
Frame: 690 x 540 x 45mm
Media
oil on canvas
Description
Portrait of an unidentified young woman wearing a gym dress, white shirt and a hat with a striped ribbon and school crest badge at front. Her hair is braided into two plaits. She is seated in profile with her hands crossed in her lap and her head turned towards the viewer. The sitter was a student at Whanganui Girls College.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of Lilian Smith.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
19 Aug 1983
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Accession Number:
1988/27/76