Norah Carter
Born(1881-04-15)15 April 1881
New Zealand
Died8 February 1966(1966-02-08) (aged 84)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known forPhotography
Young girl standing, 1910–1919, Gisborne, by Norah Carter

Norah Carter (15 April 1881 – 8 February 1966) was a New Zealand photographer.[1] Her work is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[2]

Early life

Carter was born on 15 April 1881, to Anna Margaret Begg and Richard Carter, a customs inspector who was stationed in Napier at the time.[1] She studied drawing and art at Wellington Technical School and in Melbourne, Australia.[1]

Career

In 1907, Carter opened a studio in Christchurch, specialising in miniature painting and photography.[1] In 1910, she moved to Gisborne, in the North Island of New Zealand, and opened a photographic studio there. She closed the business in 1919.[1]

Carter died in Sydney, Australia, on 8 February 1966.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Carter, Norah". Ear;y New Zealand photographers and their successors. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Young girl smiling". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Miss Norah Carter". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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