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词条 Florence Akins
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  1. Life

  2. Career

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Florence Eleanor Akins (26 March 1906 – 18 October 2012) was a New Zealand artist.

Life

Akins was born in Christchurch in 1906[1] and died at age 106 on 18 October 2012 in Nelson. She studied visual arts at the Canterbury College School of Art and graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts in 1931.[2] Akins was a long-serving member of staff at the School, working there full-time from 1936 to 1969.[3]

Career

Akins worked alongside, and was close friends with, fellow Canterbury College School of Art artists Bill Sutton, Francis Shurrock and, her particular friend, Chrystabel Aitken.

After her retirement from the School in 1969, Akins continued to mark student papers until 1980.

References

1. ^{{cite web|last1=Akins|first1=Robbie J|title=Akins Family History|url=http://www.homepages.paradise.net.nz/scionpc/people.html|publisher=ScionPC|accessdate=29 May 2016}}
2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/blog/behind-the-scenes/2012/10/flo-akins-tribute |title=Florence Akins 1906–2012 Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu |website=christchurchartgallery.org.nz |access-date=2016-05-29}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/6644553/Textile-artist-celebrates-turning-106-with-a-smile |title=106 with a smile |date=27 March 2012 |work=The Nelson Mail |agency=Fairfax Media |last1=Young |first1=Sarah |accessdate=29 May 2016}}
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