Norah Carter

Norah Carter (15 April 1881 – 8 February 1966) was a New Zealand photographer.[1] Her work is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[2]

Norah Carter
Born(1881-04-15)15 April 1881
New Zealand
Died8 February 1966(1966-02-08) (aged 84)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known forPhotography
Young girl standing, 1910-1919, Gisborne, by Norah Carter

Early life

Carter was born on 15 April 1881, to Anna Margaret Begg and Richard Carter, a customs inspector who was stationed in Napier at the time.[1] She studied drawing and art at Wellington Technical School and in Melbourne, Australia.[1]

Career

In 1907, Carter opened a studio in Christchurch, specialising in miniature painting and photography.[1] In 1910, she moved to Gisborne, in the North Island of New Zealand, and opened a photographic studio there. She closed the business in 1919.[1]

Carter died in Sydney, Australia, on 8 February 1966.[3]

References
  1. "Carter, Norah". Ear;y New Zealand photographers and their successors. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. "Young girl smiling". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. "Miss Norah Carter". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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