Dorothy Jordan Waters (née Manning, 21 August 1919 – 31 May 2012) was a New Zealand artist.
Works by Manning include 'Road to sea' and are in the collection of the
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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Career
Manning exhibited with New Zealand art societies including: Auckland Society of Arts; Canterbury Society of Arts; New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. She was also a member of the Canterbury-based art association '
The Group
The Group may refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Group'' (Australian TV series), 1971 situation comedy produced by Cash Harmon Television for ATN7
* ''The Group'' (Canadian TV series), 1968–70 music variety on CBC Television
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', and exhibited with them in: 1945; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1961; 1962.
She was part of the council for the
Canterbury Society of Arts
Centre of Contemporary Art (CoCA, formerly the Canterbury Society of Arts) is a curated art gallery in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand.
The gallery is administered by the Canterbury Society of Arts (CSA) Charitable Trust. Quarte ...
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Personal life
She was the wife of Leo Campbell Waters.
References
Further reading
Artist files for Dorothy Manning are held at:
E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TāmakiRobert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o WaiwhetuTe Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1919 births
2012 deaths
New Zealand painters
People associated with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
People associated with the Canterbury Society of Arts
New Zealand women painters
People associated with the Auckland Society of Arts
People associated with The Group (New Zealand art)
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