Personal details
Full Name:
- Frances Mary Hodgkins
Lifetime:
- 28 Apr 1869–13 May 1947
Biography
Frances Hodgkins
Frances Hodgkins’ 56-year career as an artist earned her a secure place among the English avant-garde of the 1930s and 1940s. She was the first New Zealand-born artist to achieve such stature.
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13 May 1947Death of Frances HodgkinsOne of this country's most celebrated artists, Frances Hodgkins spent most of her life overseas. She earned a place among the British avant-garde of the 1930s and 1940s, becoming the first New Zealand-born artist to achieve such stature. Read more...
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Main image: Frances Hodgkins
Frances Hodgkins painting in her studio in Bowen Street, Wellington, circa 1905.
