Norah Carter
Norah Carter (15 April 1881 – 8 February 1966) was a New Zealand photographer. Her work is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
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Norah Carter
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- Name
- Norah Carter
- Born
- 15 April 1881
- Birthplace
- New Zealand
- Died
- 8 February 1966
- Place of death
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Field
- Photography
- Occupation
- photographer · painter
- Education
- Wellington High School
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Norah Carter (15 April 1881 – 8 February 1966) was a New Zealand photographer. Her work is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
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• Name — Norah Carter • Born — 15 April 1881 • Birthplace — New Zealand • Died — 8 February 1966 • Place of death — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Field — Photography • Illustration — Young girl standing, 1910–1919, Gisborne, by Norah Carter
Early life
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. She studied drawing and art at Wellington Technical School and in Melbourne, Australia.
Career
Career
In 1907, Carter opened a studio in Christchurch, specialising in miniature painting and photography. 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. Carter died in Sydney, Australia, on 8 February 1966.
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Norah Carter is recorded with the occupation photographer. Recorded as a citizen of New Zealand.
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1881
Norah Carter was born on 15 April 1881.
1966
Norah Carter died on 8 February 1966.
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