Marion Kirker

Marion Queenie Kirker (1879 - 1971) was a New Zealand photographer. Her work is held in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[1][2][3]

Biography

Kirker was born in Auckland in 1879. She left New Zealand in the mid-1920s and moved to London to learn the Bromoil printmaking process. Using this process she was able to creatively manipulate the look of her prints. In 1937 she became a member of the Royal Photographic Society and later the same year was elected to Associate membership. In 1938 she was awarded a medal by the Cripplegate Photographic Society in their annual print competition.[4]

Kirker later returned to New Zealand and began using a Paxette camera to produce work in the new colour snapshot format.[3]

Kirker died in 1971.[1]

References
  1. "Marion Kirker | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  2. "Of cats and people". Te Papa’s Blog. 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  3. Tappenden, Alice; Shelton, Ann. "Recovering Pieces: Finding an early history of women and photography in New Zealand | Enjoy Contemporary Art Space". enjoy.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  4. "Medal awarded to Marion Queenie Kirker by Cripplegate Photographic Society | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
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