Alice Frances Julius (née Rowlandson, 1846 – 30 September 1918) was a New Zealand artist and wife to the first Archbishop of New Zealand, Churchill Julius.
Alice Julius | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alice Frances Rowlandson 1846 Madras, India |
| Died | 1918 (aged 71–72) |
| Resting place | Linwood Cemetery |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 7 |
Biography edit
Alice Julius was born Alice Frances Rowlandson in 1846, in Madras, India to Michael John Rowlandson and Mary Catherine Awdrey.[1][2] She married Churchill Julius on 18 June 1872 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.[3] They had five daughters and two sons, Awdry who went into the Church in New Zealand and George, engineer and prolific inventor of the Totalisator.[3] Brown describes Julius as a shadowy figure, and states that "she was active in a variety of organisations, but seems to have been, perhaps because of ill health, a reserved person. Although she managed her household effectively she was, in public, overshadowed by her voluble and extroverted husband."[3]
She died on 30 September 1918, predeceasing her husband by 20 years.[3] She was buried in Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, and in 1938, her husband was also interred there.[1] [4]
Works edit
She has several drawings now housed within the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.[5] They are largely landscapes or studies of flora in pencil. They were donated by her grand-nieces to the gallery in 1975.[5] Several of her works are currently in an exhibition Die Cuts and Derivations (11 March – 2 July 2023).[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Julius, Alice". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ 1851 England Census
- ^ a b c d Brown, Colin (1993). "Julius, Churchill". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
- ^ "Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database Results Details". heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Collection | Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Trees On Bank With Paling Fence". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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