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]

Mabel Tustin
Born
Emily Mabel Tustin

(1884-03-25)25 March 1884
Died9 September 1967(1967-09-09) (aged 83)
Wellington, New Zealand
OccupationPhotographer
Years active1921–1940s
Known forPortraits and wedding photographs

Biography edit

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 ran her portrait photography business from premises in central Wellington—initially on Lambton Quay and later on Courtney Place—from 1921 to the mid-1940s.[6][7] She also exhibited her photographs at the annual Wellington Winter Show.[8]

Tustin died in Wellington in 1967,[3] and her ashes were buried at Karori Cemetery.[9][10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Wedding portrait of Rangi-Katu Rua Utiki and Riria Walker (1941)". National Library of New Zealand. Photographed by Mabel Tustin of Wellington. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ "Tustin, Emily Mabel". Archives New Zealand. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Mabel Tustin". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1884/4004". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Technical Education - Scholarship Awards". New Zealand Mail. 22 December 1898. p. 34. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2019 – via Papers Past.
  6. ^ "Mabel Tustin - Portrait Photographer (Advertisment)". Evening Post. Vol. CVIII, no. 47. 23 August 1924. p. 6. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2019 – via Papers Past.
  7. ^ "Local Patriotic Funds". Evening Post. Vol. CXL, no. 6. 7 July 1945. p. 9. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2019 – via Papers Past.
  8. ^ "Art and Photography". The Evening Post. Vol. CVI, no. 66. 28 September 1928. p. 4. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2019 – via Papers Past.
  9. ^ "Cremation search". Wellington City Council. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Burial search". Wellington City Council. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2019.