Emily Florence Cazneau

Emily Florence Cazneau (née Bentley, 14 May 1855 – 24 March 1892) was an Australian born New Zealand artist and professional photographer.[1] Cazneau originally worked in Sydney at the Freeman Brothers photographic studio as a colourist and miniature painter.[2] She moved to Wellington in the early 1870s, establishing a professional photographic studio with her husband.[2]

Emily Florence Cazneau
Born
Emily Florence Bentley

c. 1861
Died1892
NationalityNew Zealander
Known forPainting and Photography
Spouse(s)Pierce Mott Cazneau

Cazneau took photographs of the Mount Tarawera eruption.[3] She also lectured at the Exhibition Building in Wellington using lantern slides made from her negatives.[3]

She continued to operate the studio until 1890 when she moved to Adelaide.[2] She died on the 24th of March 1892.[4][5] An example of her work is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[6] The National Library of New Zealand also holds examples of her work.[7]

Family

Cazneau met her husband Pierce Mott Cazneau while working at Freemans Brother.[3] She married him on 23 December 1876.[1] She went on to give birth to her son Harold on 30 March 1878 in Wellington.[1]

References
  1. "Cazneau, Emily Florence, 1855-1892". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. Mitchell, Lissa (November 2015). "Recovering Pieces: Finding an early history of women and photography in New Zealand". Love Feminists.
  3. "Bentley, Emily Florence (1835-1913)". Trove. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. "Family Notices". The Express and Telegraph. XXIX (8, 504). South Australia. 30 March 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 9 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Emily Florence Cazneau". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  6. "Copy of a portrait of a woman, inscribed Geggel 6". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  7. "Photograph album belonging to Edith Agnes Nimmo (nee Fitzgerald) 1". natlib.govt.nz. 1 January 1860. Retrieved 6 October 2018.


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