| 词条 | Beatrice Seddon |
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Beatrice Ann Seddon (née Wood, 1889–1987) was a New Zealand artist. Her works are held in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Early lifeSeddon was born in 1889 in Christchurch, New Zealand, to William Wood and Mary Theresa Wood. EducationSeddon was educated at Rangi Ruru Girls' School, attended a finishing school in England, and then returned to Christchurch to attend art school under the tutelage of Sydney Lough Thompson and Margaret Stoddart.[1] During World War I Seddon served as a volunteer ambulance driver at Codford on Salisbury Plain, and this role included caring for recuperating officers. After contracting measles at Codford, Seddon went on holiday to St Ives, Cornwall where she met and befriended artist Frances Hodgkins, and while in St Ives, Hodgkins painted a portrait of Seddon (commissioned by her), titled Portrait of Miss Beatrice Wood, 1918.[1] CareerSeddon painted and exhibited throughout her lifetime, with many of her works inspired by her garden.[1] She had lessons with Frances Hodgkins in London from ca 1914–1919.[2] Family lifeOn 15 March 1922 she married Tom Seddon, son of former New Zealand Prime Minister Richard Seddon, at St Mary's in Merivale. The service was performed by Canon W. S. Bean, the groom's brother-in-law, assisted by Archdeacon Haggitt.[3] They had three children – Mary Dorothea Seddon, Richard and Derry. Mary was born in 1924 and went on to own the Monde Marie coffee bar in Wellington, well known for its folk music.[4] Seddon died in Wellington in 1987. References1. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=https://www.franceshodgkins.com/portrait-of-miss-beatrice-wood-1918|title=Portrait of Miss Beatrice Wood, 1918|website=Frances Hodgkins|language=en-US|access-date=2 March 2019}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Seddon, Beatrice Ann}}2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ethesaurus.89009|title=Seddon, Beatrice Anna, 1889–1987|last=|first=|date=|website=tiaki.natlib.govt.nz|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2 March 2019}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/701575|title=Beatrice Seddon, nee Wood|last=|first=|date=|website=collections.tepapa.govt.nz|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2 March 2019}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://folksong.org.nz/monde_marie/index.html|title=NZ FOLKSONG * The Monde Marie|website=folksong.org.nz|access-date=2 March 2019}} 3 : 1889 births|1987 deaths|New Zealand artists |
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