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Eileen Rose (artist)
Eileen Knox O'Malley (née Rose, 6 September 1909 – 21 July 2003) was a New Zealand art teacher and artist. Some of her design work is held in the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Biography Rose was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 6 September 1909, the daughter of Mary Dorothea Rose (née Green) and Arthur Brooke Rose. Her mother's sister, Maggie, was married to James Hight. Rose moved to Christchurch and enrolled in 1929 at the School of Arts at Canterbury College, Christchurch, Canterbury College, graduating in 1937 with a diploma in fine arts. During this time she was friends with Betty Curnow and Rita Angus. She continued her art studies at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, and in Paris, France. Rose returned to New Zealand in August 1939 and, after a few months as a temporary teacher at Christchurch Girls' High School and Christchurch West High School, became an art teacher at Wellington Technical College and the Correspondence School. She taught embroidery and al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunedin
Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The city has a rich Scottish, Chinese and Māori heritage. With an estimated population of as of , Dunedin is both New Zealand's seventh-most populous metro and urban area. For historic, cultural and geographic reasons the city has long been considered one of New Zealand's four main centres. The urban area of Dunedin lies on the central-eastern coast of Otago, surrounding the head of Otago Harbour, and the harbour and hills around Dunedin are the remnants of an extinct volcano. The city suburbs extend out into the surrounding valleys and hills, onto the isthmus of the Otago Peninsula, and along the shores of the Otago Harbour and the Pacific Ocean. Archaeological evidence points to lengthy occupation of the area by Māori prior to the ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
