Marion Kirker Explained
Marion Queenie Kirker (1881–1971) was a New Zealand photographer. Her work is held in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[1] [2] [3]
Biography
Kirker was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1881. She left New Zealand in the mid-1920s and moved to London to learn the Bromoil printmaking process in 1934.[4] Using this process she was able to creatively manipulate the look of her prints. In 1937 she became a member of the Royal Photographic Society and later the same year was elected to Associate membership. In 1938 she was awarded a medal by the Cripplegate Photographic Society in their annual print competition.[5]
Kirker later returned to New Zealand and began using a Paxette camera to produce work in the new colour snapshot format.
Kirker died in 1971.
Notes and References
- Web site: Marion Kirker Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. collections.tepapa.govt.nz. 2019-06-02.
- Web site: Of cats and people. 2012-07-18. Te Papa’s Blog. en-NZ. 2019-06-02.
- Web site: Recovering Pieces: Finding an early history of women and photography in New Zealand Enjoy Contemporary Art Space. Tappenden. Alice. Shelton. Ann. enjoy.org.nz. 2019-06-02.
- 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 . 302-304 . on1374563763.
- Web site: Medal awarded to Marion Queenie Kirker by Cripplegate Photographic Society Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. collections.tepapa.govt.nz. 2019-06-02.
