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Margaret Stoddart 1865-1934 FLOWERS INTO LANDSCAPE , FLOWERS INTO LANDSCAPE MARGARET STODDART 1865-1934 JULIE KING I•III, ••••• U lL HI UlIlIi ••• 11.11 Guest Curator: Julil' King Gallery Curatoriall.iaison: Neil Rooms Editor: Anna Rogl'rs Book Design: Quentin Wilson Pllologrnphy: Llo}'d Park Karl Valp}' Miles HCI"loll Auckl:Hld Art Gallef}' C.111Il'rbuT)' Museum Dunedin Publit An Gallery Ferner Galll'ry Hockl.·n Library, Unin'rsity ofOtago, Dunedin Museum ofNe\\' Zealand Te Papa TongafC\'0'3 National Libror)' ofAustralia, Canberrn Ndson Provincial Museum Photographit Unit, Unhwsity of Canterbury Royal Bolanic Gardens, Kew Waikato Museum ofArt and History Lenders: Public fllS/illl/iolls Anderson Park Galll'ry.lnvercargill Auckland Art Gallery Bishop SUler Art GalleT)'. Ndson C1nlerbury Museum Chrislchurth Civic Art Gallery Trusl Christchurch Pol),ledmit. Tl' Whal1.' Runanga oOlautahi Dunedin Public Art Galler)' Forrester Art Galll'r)'. Oamaru Hocken Librar)'. Universit)' ofOtago, Dunedin Manawatu Art Galler)'.!}almerstoll Nonh Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongart'\'0'3 Ndson Provincial ~'Iuseum Rangi Ruru Girls' School. Chrislchurch Robert McDougall Art Galler)' Southland Museum and Art Galler)'. Niho 0 te Taniwha School of Fine Arts. Univcrsil)' ofCanterbur)' Waikato Museum of Art and Histor)'.lc Whare Taonga 0 Waikato, Hamihon Pr;I'/I/e Lemltrs Justin Hobbs Many privale colleclors who wish 10 remain alloll)'1l10US PhOlolithography: Digilal PrePress ttd Printing: Speclrum Prinl Ltd ISBN: 1-877161-13-6 Published on the occasion of the exhibition •Flowers Illto 1..t1/l(lsm~ - Mllfgum Stoddart 1865·1934' Robert McDougall Art Galler)'. Christchurch 19 November 1997 - 8 Febru3f)' 1998 Copyright 1997 C Robert McDougall Art Gallery All rights r<:SC'rvW_ No part ofthis public.ltion may be rqm)(iuc«l,1torrd in a relrin":.ll system First publish<:d 1997 or transmitted in an)' form or by othl"r means, electronic, mech.1nical. photocopying, I'ublished by Robert Mt[)ougaU Art Gallery recording, without IlCnllission in wriling from the publisher, Infringers of copyrighl render and Hatard Press Ltd thelllsch'es liable to prosecution. Frolllispil'te: Margaret Stoddllrt M. Sloddan Album """". ......'" .".... Canterbur)' h'luS<"um, Christthurth •~ J:f2s CONTENTS 6 Acknowledgements 7 Director's Foreword 9 Chronology and Exhibitions 14 Introduction 19 The Emergence of a Colonial Woman Artist 39 The Making ofa Flower Painter 66 The Making ofa Landscapist 99 Paintings in the Exhibition ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jwish to record my gratitude \0 thcstafforthe Robert J\iIcDougilll Art Gallery who, under the director, 'Iony Preston, have supported, co-ordinated and t11<lnagcd this exhibition. Special thanks arc due to QuelllIn WilSOll at Hazard Press, and 10 1\l1l1a Rogers for her valuable editorial assistance ill the prcp­ <lrat iOll of tltis public:ltioll. Thanks ,Ire also due to the staff of mall}' art galleries, Illuseums and libraries, who have assisted in the rcalisat iOIl ofthis project, p,Hlicularly the C;1Illcl'bury MllSCUl11i the New Zealand Room OIl the Canterbury Public Library; the Macmill<lll Brown Library, University of Canterbury; the Southland j'.,,!tlSClllll and An Gallery, lnvcrcargill; the Anderson Park Art Gallery, Illvcrcargill; the J-1ocken Library, Universit}' ofOtago; the Dunedin Public Art Gallery; the Forrester Art Galler}', O<lmaru; the AigilJ1tighe Art G:lller}', Timaru; the Bishop Suter Art Gallery, Nelson; the Nelson Provincial i\'luseulll; the Museum of New Zealand Tc P:lpa "Iong:lrewa, \"/ellington; the Alexander Turnbull Librar}', National Library of New Zealand, Wellingtoll; the /V!an:lwatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North; the Waikato Museulll of Art and History, Hamilton; the Auckland Art Gallery; the NatiOl1:l1 Library of Australia, C<lnberra; the State Library ofVictoria, Melbourne; the N<ltional An Libr:ll'y, London; the Library and Archives, Royall3otanic Gardens, Kew; the Edinburgh City Libnlries; the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. I would also like to acknowledge the Friends of Stodd:lrt's Cottage. Grateflilthanks <Ire extended to the individuals who have generousl)' lenl works to the exhibition and to the n1:lIl)' private owners of paintings whose co-operation has gre:ltly assisted my research. Thanks are also due to the following individuals for their assistance: Andrew Alston, Roger lll<lckley, l3<1rbara Brownlie, lulie Catchpole, Fion<l Ciaran, Roger Collins, Elizabeth Cumming, Peter Entwisle, Rosemary Entwisle, Kerry Ford, Tim Garril}', Richard Greenaway, Lam<l van Haven, Vickie Hearnslww, John Husband, David Kelly, Josie Laing, Tony Lester, lillian Lloyd, Margaret Lovell-Smith, Kerry McCarthy, Charlotte Macdonald, Judith McKay, TOllY M:lckle, EI-1. M;lcMillan, Bill Main, Tessa Malcolm, Wayne Milrriott, lenny May, Marian Minson, Eric Pawson, Helene Phillips, Max Podstolski, Jennifer QlIeree, Marec Ritchie, lvlichellc Rogan, Michele Slatter, Jo-Anne Smith, Warwick Smith, Joanna Sodcn, Ashley Sparrow, Marll1<lduke Spencer Bower, M:lry Staplyton-Smith, Lara Strongman, Allan Taylor, l-Ielcn'lelford,Joe'lolT,Jill Trevelyan, Tin:l Troup, Linda Tyler, Marion Whybrow, Pam Wilson, John WilSall, JO<ln Woodward. Finally, [ would like 10 acknowledge 111y colleagucs and students at the School of rine Arts. juw, KING 6 DIRECTOR'S FOREWORD •...1(OTgOllhc wcather amongst Miss Stoddart's beauliful flower paintings in the An Gallery. Ihad the pleasure of l11C'Cting her, and next morning w{'nl to sec her whole collection. It was a new rc\·e1ation to me 10 see such work hidden 3vo'ay. and I think she stands without rival the first and foremost of our nower painlers... Iier grouping. colouring. form and harmony were perfect' (Ellis RO\V<lIl, A Flower-Hlll/ler ill Qllcellsltll/d a"d New Zctlfmuf, Sydney. 1898. p.25 1) This was rare and gracious pr.lisc from a fellow flower painter. \\'ho was far beller known for her competitive nature, her bard}' disguised ambition and her determined development and lISC ofinfluential friends. The Call1crbury­ born anisl who inspired these comments was Margaret Olrog Stoddart and in 1940,six yearsarter her death, E.H. McCormick noted that 'Miss Stoddart's roses' had become 'part of the tradition of New Zealand painting...' Ofall Stoddart's work it was the still-life painting of various flora th:1I established her, but any notion of her as merel)' another genteel flower painter is refuted by the range and breadth of her oeuvre, and by her determined pursuit of a successful artistic career. She belonged to the first generation of New Zealand women who succeeded in establishing themselves as profcs.~iotlal artists, :ltld shestullds out sharpl), illllong hCI' contemporaries for the individual direction she took in landscape painting. This is the first major exhibition ofMargaret Stoddart's work since 1935 and it is appropriate that it hilS becn organised b)' the Robert McDougall Art Gallery. An exhibition of this c'llib!'c and scale is possible onI)' with the research, support and advice of many people, <lnd I acknowledge and commend to you the work ofJulie King, guest curator and author, and Neil Roberts, whose special efforts :IS co-curator in tracking down key works in privilte hands, required sleuth-like tenacit), on several occasions. I thank the man)' lenders, both public and private, without whose \o,'i1Iingness to share their treasures these exhibitions cannot happen, and Creati\'e New Zealand and Harcourts, whose belief in the significance ofthis tour saw the former generollsly support this catalogue, ilnd the lalter, the exhibition poster and other rclall:d publications. Finall)', I wish to record 111)' appreciation of the efforts of man)' of the rvlcOougal1 staffwho have turned a curatorial concept into rewarding rc:llily. r>.ly thanks, and Ill)' congratulations to rou all. P. ANTIIOX\' PRESTON DIRECfOR, ROBERT MCDOUCAll. ART GAll.EJl\' 7 CHRONOLOGY AND EXHIBITIONS ;lbbrl~lli(/IiO!lS ASA - t\uckl;!nd Society of Arts, CS/\ - Canterbury stlldies under Dal'id Blair ;lnd George Herbert EUioH. Fellow stu· Society of Arts, NZAI'A - New Zealand Ac;\c!t:m)' of Fine Arts, OAS dents inclutle K.llC Sheppard, M;lrie Ik;l\h, S;lnlllcl 1-1. Seager, Ihe - 0'a80 Art Sodely. architl.'C1, and Rosa Buddcn (laler Sawtell). '\llhe cnd oflhe rear 1865 she l\ains paSSl'S ill fn'Chand dnnvinl\ and model drawing. Marg<lrc! Dlrog Stoddart is born:il Diamond 1-l;ubOllr on 3 October, 1883 and is baptised I No\'t'mbcr al I-Iolr Trinil)'. Lyttt'llol1, Canterbury. Margaret alld h('f sistcrs continuc their studies at the Canterburr She is the second daughter of Anna J3:lrbara SchjOll ;lnd her hus~ College School ofArt. On 30 ).lnuarr, Margaret bt'Conles a workinl\ 1>,Ind, Mark Pringit' Stoddart. Their SOil, Mark SprOI, died agcd two member of the CSA. ycars old, 011 26 r-,·lay. Their ddest daughter, l'r,lIIccs, was born ill Exhibilious; CSA. the prl'vious year on 26ju]y 18M. 1884 1866 Marg;lfet's attend3nce atth... school is int('rruptcd and she registers On 17 J\pril. /'.hrg:lrd and her older siSler, Frances, leave with their for the second terlll onl)'. p.lrcnts from Lyttcltoll on the /-limu/rlFf! 10 visit relatives in SWlhllld. Exhibitions: ASA, CSA, OAS. They arrive in Edinburgh on 31 July. 1885 1867 In March, the CSA purch:lscs 127, MOIII//ail! l.iI), :1I1d 130,I~ost'~ In IUlIe and lull', Mark and Anna Stoddarlt'lke their children on a from the CSA Annual Exhibition. On 28 AugUSI, Mark Stoddart dies visit to Anna's family in Norway. The COllllh.·leave England on the at hOl11e, 'Iged 66. 1·1e is buried at 51 I'('ter's, RiccarlOn on I Sep­ Glrllll/llrk Wilh Frances, M:lrgaret and ne\"ly born lames.The)' 'Irrive lembl.'r. L:lter lhat monlh Mnrgaret hecol1les a member of the at LYllelton on 1'1 November, and return to Diamond Harbour. council oftheCSA, a position which she holds u111il1889.
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