Peggy Spicer Explained

Peggy Spicer
Birth Name:	Mary Margaret Gore Spicer
Birth Date:	1908
Birth Place:	Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Death Date:	1984
Death Place:	Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality:	New Zealander
Field:	Painting
Training:	Elam School of Fine Art

Mary Margaret Gore Spicer (1908–1984) was a New Zealand artist.^[1]

Education

Spicer was educated at Chilton Saint James School in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, and Diocesan School for Girls in Auckland.^[2] She then trained at the Elam School of Fine Arts and was influenced by the teaching of John Weeks, though she was not taught by him directly.^[3]

Career

Spicer worked in watercolours, often painting landscapes and life in small towns of New Zealand. She was a contemporary of Rena Manson, Ida Eise, and Bessie Christie.^[4]

After her studies, Spicer traveled to England and Egypt with her mother, Ella Spicer, also an artist. During their travels they both exhibited in Cairo.^[5]

Spicer exhibited with several New Zealand art associations including:

• Auckland Society of Arts^[6]
• Canterbury Society of Arts^[7]
• New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts^{[8] [9]}
• Rutland Group^{[10] [11]}
• Auckland Fellowship of Artists

In 1963 she was awarded the Kelliher Art Prize (second place).^[12]

Her work is held at the Waihi Arts Centre and Museum Association.^[13]

Further reading

Artist files for Peggy Spicer are held at:

• Angela Morton Collection, Takapuna Library
• E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
• Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Also see:

• Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spicer, Peggy. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 12 October 2017.
2. Web site: Peggy Spicer. www.arcadja.com. en. 12 October 2017.
3. Web site: Weeks, John. Shand. Peter. 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. en. 12 October 2017.
4. News: Rena Manson Archive. Auckland Art Gallery. 12 October 2017. en.
5. Web site: Peggy Spicer. www.artrecord.com. en. 12 October 2017.
6. Web site: Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 12 October 2017.
7. Web site: Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 12 October 2017.
8. Web site: Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 12 October 2017.
9. Book: Portrait of a Century: The History of the N.Z. Academy of Fine Arts, 1882-1982. Kay. Robin. Eden. Tony. Millwood Press. 1983. 0908582609.
10. Web site: Artists exhibited with Rutland Group. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 12 October 2017.
11. Book: We Learnt to See: Elam's Rutland Group 1935-1958: A Biographical Journey with Auckland Artists. Thwaites. Ian. Fletcher. Rie. Puriri Press. 2004.
12. Web site: Kelliher Art Prize. A. H.. McLintock. 1966. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. en. 12 October 2017.
13. Web site: Permanent Art Collection » Waihi Arts Centre & Museum. Museum. Waihi Arts Centre &. www.waihimuseum.co.nz. en. 12 October 2017.