Death Date: | 17 October 1952 |
Resting Place: | Birkenhead-Glenfield Cemetery |
Birth Date: | December 1874 |
Birth Place: | Auckland |
Death Place: | Auckland |
Education: | Elam School of Fine Arts, G. P. Nerli |
Jane Eyre (December 1874-17 October 1952) was a New Zealand artist and teacher based in Auckland.
Jane Eyre was born in Auckland in December 1874.[1]
She studied at Elam School of Art in Auckland, and later taught at there. From 1899-1902, she was successful in several Kensington Art Examinations.[2] [3] In 1897, she studied under G. P. Nerli when he was in Auckland and sat for a portrait, which is now held in the Auckland Art Gallery.[4]
She exhibited at the Auckland Society of Art from 1895 until 1927. She won a silver medal for a study in monochrome. She is represented at both the Leys Institute and the Hocken Collections. [5]
She died on 17 October 1952 and was buried at the Birkenhead-Glenfield Cemetery.[6]