Mary Elizabeth Richardson was one of several successful artists to emerge during the 1890s, a period of creativity in New Zealand art. As M. E. R. Tripe she became a portrait painter of national importance, as well as a teacher and formidable influence on Wellington art for over 30 years.
New Zealand painter
New Zealand painter with an extraordinary zest and independence of spirit, whose lifetime’s response to human character and very individual use of rich colour communicates her vivid reverence and joyful celebration of life.
Artist whose work is represented in private collections and galleries in New Zealand and in galleries in England, Australia and France.
Acclaimed as ‘one of the best portrait painters New Zealand has produced.’
Irish-American architectural artist, born in Ireland
Irish writer, journalist, and critic
Irish artist and horticulturalist
Russian artist and writer
English artist, one of the first to assert the right of women to obtain admission as students to the Royal Academy.