Bessie Acland
Elizabeth Dyke Dunn (; 23 September 1870 – 13 September 1959) was a New Zealand artist. For the last 38 years of her life, she lived in San Diego, California. Biography Dunn was born Elizabeth Dyke Acland on 23 September 1870 at Holnicote House, the homestead of Mount Peel Station inland from Peel Forest in South Canterbury, New Zealand. She was the tenth child of the Honourable John Acland (runholder), John Barton Arundel Acland and Emily Acland, Emily Harper, who was also a painter. In 1896, she married Charles Arthur Dunn, a painter, son of Reverend James Dunn and Angelina Anne Dyke Troyte, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, Mount Peel, Church of the Holy Innocents that belongs to Mount Peel Station. They had two children. They spent time at Mount Peel Station in South Canterbury, before moving to live in California in 1921. She was exhibited as Bessie Acland at the Canterbury Society of Arts from 1893 to 1896. Following her marriage, she exhibited as Bessie Dunn, at C ...
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San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth most populous city in the United States and the county seat, seat of San Diego County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, fifth most populous county in the United States, with 3,338,330 estimated residents as of 2019. The city is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches and parks, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center. San Diego is the List of municipalities in California, second largest city in the U.S. state, state of California, after Los Angeles. Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego is frequently referred to as the "Birthplace of California", as it was the first site vi ...
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