Mabel Tustin Explained

Mabel Tustin
Birth Name:Emily Mabel Tustin
Birth Date:25 March 1884
Death Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation:Photographer
Years Active:1921–1940s
Known For:Portraits and wedding photographs

Emily Mabel Tustin (25 March 1884 – 9 September 1967) was a New Zealand photographer.[1] [2] Her portraits of people and bridal parties are held in the collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[3]

Biography

Tustin was born on 25 March 1884, the daughter of Harriet Elizabeth Tustin (née Pilcher) and William George Tustin.[4] She grew up in Wellington and attended The Terrace School and Wellington Technical School.[5] She began work at Wrigglesworth & Binns in 1899 until they closed the Wellington studio in 1905. In 1907 after her father was imprisoned, she moved to Whanganui to work at Frank Denton's studio. During the first world war she worked in Wellington in various retouching roles, including government commissions.[6] She ran her portrait photography business, Mabel Trustin's Studio, from premises in central Wellington—initially on Lambton Quay and later on Courtney Place—from 1921 to the mid-1940s.[7] [8] She also exhibited her photographs at the annual Wellington Winter Show.[9]

Tustin died in Wellington in 1967, and her ashes were buried at Karori Cemetery.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Photographed by Mabel Tustin of Wellington. . Wedding portrait of Rangi-Katu Rua Utiki and Riria Walker (1941) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422202528/https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22703267 . 22 April 2021 . 25 April 2019 . National Library of New Zealand.
  2. Web site: Tustin, Emily Mabel . live . https://archive.today/20240206225533/https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search%23/entity/aims-archive/R23066891/tustin-emily-mabel?q=Mabel+Tustin&source=aims-archive . 6 February 2024 . 25 April 2019 . Archives New Zealand.
  3. Web site: Mabel Tustin . live . https://archive.today/20240206230032/https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/agent/28764 . 6 February 2024 . 25 April 2019 . Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
  4. Web site: Birth search: registration number 1884/4004 . Births, deaths & marriages online . Department of Internal Affairs . 4 August 2019.
  5. News: 22 December 1898 . Technical Education - Scholarship Awards . live . https://archive.today/20240206230729/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL18981222.2.128.1?query=Mabel%20Tustin&sort_by=byDA&items_per_page=10&phrase=2&snippet=true . 6 February 2024 . 25 April 2019 . New Zealand Mail . 34 . Papers Past.
  6. Book: Mitchell, Lissa . Through shaded glass: women and photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860-1960 . 2023 . Te Papa Press . 978-0-9951384-9-0 . Wellington, New Zealand . 178–181 . on1374563763.
  7. News: 23 August 1924 . Mabel Tustin - Portrait Photographer (Advertisement) . live . https://archive.today/20240206231359/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240823.2.25.4?query=Mabel%20Tustin&phrase=2&snippet=true . 6 February 2024 . 25 April 2019 . . 6 . . CVIII . 47.
  8. News: 7 July 1945 . Local Patriotic Funds . live . https://archive.today/20240206231941/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450707.2.103?query=Mabel%20Tustin&phrase=2&page=5&snippet=true . 6 February 2024 . 25 April 2019 . . 9 . . CXL . 6.
  9. News: 28 September 1928 . Art and Photography . live . https://archive.today/20240206232252/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19280928.2.19.5?query=Mabel%20Tustin&phrase=2&page=6&snippet=true . 6 February 2024 . 25 April 2019 . . 4 . . CVI . 66.
  10. Web site: Cremation search . 12 July 2012 . Wellington City Council . 4 August 2019.
  11. Web site: Burial search . 12 July 2012 . Wellington City Council . 4 August 2019.

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