H. H. Clifford Explained

Henry Herbert Clifford
Birth Date:1 May 1872
Birth Place:Dunedin, New Zealand
Death Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Resting Place:Bromley Cemetery
Known For:Portrait photography
Children:3

Henry Herbert Clifford (1 May 1872 – 19 February 1949) was a New Zealand photographer. He ran a portrait photography studio in Christchurch. His 1905 photograph of Kate Sheppard has been featured on the New Zealand ten-dollar note since 1991. A collection of his works is held by the Canterbury Museum.

Biography

Clifford was born in Dunedin to Janet Clifford and Robert Clifford, a photographer.[1] [2] [3] His mother died in 1888.[4]

Clifford worked as a photographer in Dunedin and Melbourne and then moved to Christchurch around 1900.[5] He joined the firm of Standish & Preece. By 1903, he had opened his own studio and was Christchurch's leading portrait photographer.[5] In around 1905, he took the photograph of Kate Sheppard that has been featured on the New Zealand ten-dollar note since 1991.[6] [7] [8]

On 24 July 1915, he married Annette Clifford, and they had three sons. His oldest and youngest sons both died in their early 20s in 1940 in separate incidents;[9] [10] his oldest son, Robert, had been a Sergeant Pilot in the Royal Air Force, and died after being accidentally struck by a lorry at Oxford.[11] [12]

In 1925, Clifford won a certificate and a medal for exhibits at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley.[5] After Clifford's death in 1949, his surviving son, Ogilvie Clifford, donated a collection of his photographs to the Canterbury Museum.[13] Two of his photograph portraits are held by the National Portrait Gallery in London.[14] His photographs are also held by the National Library of New Zealand and Te Papa.[1] [15] He is buried at Bromley Cemetery.[16]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clifford, Henry Herbert, 1872–1949 . National Library of New Zealand . 15 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Birth Search . Births, Deaths and Marriages Online . New Zealand Government – Internal Affairs . 8 December 2020. Birth registration 1872/35824.
  3. Web site: Marriage Search . Births, Deaths and Marriages Online . New Zealand Government – Internal Affairs . 8 December 2020. Marriage registration 1871/6228.
  4. Web site: Death Search . Births, Deaths and Marriages Online . New Zealand Government . 8 December 2020. Death registration 1888/4692.
  5. News: Obituary: Mr H. H. Clifford . 15 March 2022 . . 22 February 1949 . 3.
  6. News: Stock . Rob . Bucking the system: How 50 years of decimal currency shows the emergence of an independent nation . 15 March 2022 . Stuff.co.nz . 2 July 2017.
  7. Web site: Glass Plate Negative: Kate W. Sheppard . Canterbury Museum . 15 March 2022.
  8. Wright . Matthew . A litmus test for society: Reserve Bank decimal note designs 1967–2017 . Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin . July 2017 . 80 . 5 . 15 March 2022.
  9. News: Deaths . 7 December 2020 . . 19 January 1940 . "CLIFFORD: On January 17, Allister Bertram Clifford, dearly loved youngest son of Henry Herbert and Annette Clifford, 52 Worcester street, aged 21 years.".
  10. News: Deaths . 7 December 2020 . . 27 August 1940 . "CLIFFORD: Sergeant Pilot Robert Henry, Royal Air Force, dearly loved eldest son of Henry Herbert and Annette Clifford; died from injuries at Oxford, England.".
  11. News: Christchurch Pilots Killed . 8 December 2020 . . 23,110 . 28 August 1940 . 10.
  12. News: N.Z. Pilots Killed: Two Christchurch Men . 8 December 2020 . Evening Star . 23,665 . 27 August 1940.
  13. Web site: Clifford, Henry Herbert . Canterbury Museum . 8 December 2020.
  14. Web site: Henry Herbert Clifford (1872–1949), Photographer . National Portrait Gallery . 15 March 2022.
  15. Web site: Henry Herbert Clifford . Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 15 March 2022.
  16. Web site: Results Detail . Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database . 15 March 2022.

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