Norah Carter

New Zealand photographer, photographic studio owner and painter (1881–1966)

Norah Carter

Born| (1881-04-15)15 April 1881

New Zealand

Died| 8 February 1966(1966-02-08) (aged 84)

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Known for| Photography
Young girl standing, 1910–1919, Gisborne, by 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]

## Early life

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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][3]

## Career

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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.[3] She closed the business in 1919.[1]

Carter died in Sydney, Australia, on 8 February 1966.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ a b Mitchell, Lissa (2023). Through shaded glass: women and photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860-1960. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 85\. ISBN 978-0-9951384-9-0. OCLC 1374563763.
4. ^ "Miss Norah Carter". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

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