Harriet Amelia Greenwood (née Sampson, 1869 – 9 September 1948) was a botanical illustrator based in New Zealand.
Harriet Greenwood | |
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| Born | Harriet Amelia Sampson c.1869 Australia |
| Died | 9 September 1948 |
| Resting place | Purewa Cemetery, Auckland |
Biography edit
Harriet Amelia Greenwood was born Harriet Amelia Sampson in 1869 in Lockwood, Australia.[1][2] She married Rev. Arthur John Greenwood in 1897 in Wagga Wagga.[3] They moved around parishes within Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, Rev. Greenwood was a vicar at St. Luke's Church in Mt. Albert, Holy Trinity in Devonport and at St. Albans, Balmoral.[4]
She exhibited in the Auckland Society of Arts. Her depiction of Kōwhai at the 1918 exhibition was described by the critic as:
"Yellow Kowhai," by Mrs. H. A. Greenwood, occupies a prominent position. Kowhai is not easy to paint. It does not mass well, and yet its blooms are small for individual treatment. Mrs. Greenwood has made a plucky attempt and given good painstaking work.[5]
Her illustration of a spray of jacaranda also drew mention in the 1920 exhibition write up.[6][7] Nine of her illustrations are now in the Auckland War Memorial Museum.[1]
She died on 9 September 1948, aged 79, and was buried in Purewa Cemetery.[1][8]
Botanical Illustrations edit
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Archeria by Harriet Amelia Greenwood -
Alseuosmia by Harriet Amelia Greenwood -
Clematis foetida by Harriet Amelia Greenwood -
Clematis foetida by Harriet Amelia Greenwood -
Aristotelia racemosa by Harriet Amelia Greenwood -
Alectryon excelsum by Harriet Amelia Greenwood -
Clematis indivisa by Harriet Amelia Greenwood -
Beilschmiedia taraire by Harriet Amelia Greenwood
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Harriet Greenwood". aucklandmuseum.com.
- ^ "Birth Record 16565 / 1869". my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ Australia, Marriage Index, 1788–1950
- ^ "Samoa Administration". Pahiatua Herald. Vol. XXXIX, no. 11709. 26 March 1931. p. 6.
- ^ "Society of Arts". New Zealand Herald. Vol. LV, no. 16864. 31 May 1918. p. 7.
- ^ "The Art Exhibition". New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVII, no. 17484. 31 May 1920. p. 5.
- ^ "Greenwood, H.A." findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Harriett Amelia GREENWOOD".