Adela Mary Younghusband (née Roche, 3 April 1878 – 3 April 1969), generally known as Adele Younghusband, was a New Zealand painter and photographer.
Adele Younghusband | |
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Younghusband c. 1900 | |
| Born | Adela Mary Roche 3 April 1878 Te Awamutu, New Zealand |
| Died | 3 April 1969 (aged 91) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Known for | Painting and photography |
| Style | Abstract surrealism |
Biography
editAdela Mary Roche was born in Te Awamutu on 3 April 1878. She married Frank Younghusband in Christchurch on 1 August 1905, and they went on to have three children, before separating in about 1917.[1]
After working as a photographic retoucher in Hamilton, Younghusband became a member of the Auckland Society of Arts in 1909. In 1919, Younghusband and her three children moved to Whangārei where she started working in a photographic studio in, and establishing herself as a successful portrait photographer.[2] Together with George Woolley, Younghusband helped establish the Whangarei Art and Literary Society, and acted as its secretary. In August 1934, with Ida Carey, Younghusband convened the inaugural meeting of the Waikato Society of Arts in Hamilton. She became its secretary and represented it on the Association of New Zealand Art Societies. In the late 1930s she developed an interest in abstract surrealism and studied with George Bell in Melbourne.[3] In 1964, Younghusband was made a life member of the Waikato Society of Arts.[1]
Interest has grown in Younghusband's work since her death, notably with survey exhibitions organised by the Whangarei Art Museum, which holds a number of her works. The exhibition Adele Younghusband: In Context was presented in 1998 and toured to venues including the Sarjeant Gallery[4] and Te Tuhi (then known as The Fisher Gallery),[5] and the exhibition Adele Younghusband: The Cursive Line, featuring more than 70 works, was presented in 2008 and toured to venues including the Waikato Museum[6] and the Gus Fisher Gallery where it was shown under the title New Zealand Surrealist.[7] Both exhibitions were curated and toured by Whangarei Art Museum Director, Scott Pothan.
Exhibitions
editSelected solo exhibitions
editYounghusband was exhibited at[8]
- An Exhibition of Paintings and Lino-Cuts by Adele Younghusband, Lodestar Galleries Sydney, 1937
- Solo Exhibition Auckland Society of Arts, 1941
- Solo Exhibition Waikato Society of Arts, 1945
- Solo Exhibition Auckland Society of Arts, 1957
- John Leech Gallery Auckland, 1991
- Adele Younghusband: In Context, Whangarei Art Museum, 1998 (toured to venues including the Sarjeant Gallery and Te Tuhi (fka The Fisher Gallery)
- Adele Younghusband: The Cursive Line, Whangarei Art Museum, 2008 (toured to venues including Gus Fisher Gallery and Waikato Art Museum)
Selected group exhibitions
edit- New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts Annual Exhibition, 1932
- New Zealand Society of Artists First General Exhibition, 1933
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Toi Te Papa | Art Of The Nation, 2005
References
edit- ^ a b Ringer, Mim. "Younghusband, Adela Mary". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ Vangioni, Peter (2023). Ink on Paper: Aotearoa New Zealand Printmakers of the Modern Era (PDF). Christchurch, New Zealand. pp. 95–9. ISBN 9781877375774.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Kirker, Anne (1993). New Zealand Women Artists: A Survey of 150 Years (Rev. ed.). Sydney: Craftsman House. p. 233. ISBN 9768097302.
- ^ "Sarjeant Gallery Exhibition History" (PDF). Sarjeant Gallery. Whanganui District Council. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Adele Younghusband: In Context". Te Tuhi. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "The Cursive Line - Adele Younghusband - Waikato Museum". waikatomuseum.co.nz. Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Past exhibitions". Gus Fisher Gallery. The University of Auckland. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Ross, Gail Macdonald. New Zealand Prints 1900-1950: An Unseen Heritage. University of Canterbury. School of Fine Arts, 2006
Further reading
edit- Hipwell, A. C. 'Adele Younghusband: a New Zealand surrealist'. Art in New Zealand 14, No 2 (Dec. 1941)
- Pothan, Scott. 'Adele Younghusband, 1878-1969 : In context - a selective survey : paintings, prints and drawings from the Whangarei Art Museum collection and Waikato Museum of Art and History collection'. Whangarei Art Museum, 1998.
- Pothan, Scott. 'Cursive line : Adele Younghusband'. Whangarei Art Museum, 2008.