Isabel Jane Field (née Hodgkins; 1867 – September 1950)[1] was a New Zealand artist. She was sister of the celebrated painter Frances Hodgkins.[2]

Hodgkins in 1892

Biography

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She was born in Dunedin in 1867.[1] Her father was the painter W. M. Hodgkins.[3]

Hodgkins married William Hughes Field at St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin on 26 April 1893.[4] They were to have two daughters and three sons. Their eldest daughter Lydia married Noel Pharazyn.[5]

Field died in Wellington in late September 1950.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Field, Isabel". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Field, Isabel Jane, 1867–1950". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  3. ^ Macdonald, Charlotte; Penfold, Merimeri; Williams, B. R., eds. (1991). The Book of New Zealand women =: Ko kui ma te kaupapa. Wellington, N.Z: B. Williams Books. ISBN 978-0-908912-04-9.
  4. ^ "Births, Marriages, and Deaths". Otago Daily Times. No. 9739. 16 May 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ^ Franks, Peter. "Pharazyn, William Noel". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Obituary". Otago Daily Times. No. 27510. 3 October 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2024.