Marion Queenie Kirker (1881–1971) was a New Zealand photographer. Her work is held in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[1][2][3]

Marion Kirker
Born1 July 1884 Edit this on Wikidata
Adelaide Edit this on Wikidata
Died1971 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 86–87)
Auckland Edit this on Wikidata
Street vendor, London, circa 1935-1939, United Kingdom, by Marion Queenie Kirker. Gift of Anne Kirker, 1993. Te Papa (O.039028)

Biography

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Kirker was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1881. She left New Zealand in the mid-1920s and moved to London to learn the Bromoil printmaking process in 1934.[4] Using this process she was able to creatively manipulate the look of her prints. In 1937 she became a member of the Royal Photographic Society and later the same year was elected to Associate membership. In 1938 she was awarded a medal by the Cripplegate Photographic Society in their annual print competition.[5][4]

Kirker later returned to New Zealand and began using a Paxette camera to produce work in the new colour snapshot format.[3]

Kirker died in 1971.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Marion Kirker | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Of cats and people". Te Papa’s Blog. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b Tappenden, Alice; Shelton, Ann. "Recovering Pieces: Finding an early history of women and photography in New Zealand | Enjoy Contemporary Art Space". enjoy.org.nz. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b Mitchell, Lissa (2023). Through shaded glass: women and photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860-1960. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. pp. 302–304. ISBN 978-0-9951384-9-0. OCLC 1374563763.
  5. ^ "Medal awarded to Marion Queenie Kirker by Cripplegate Photographic Society | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 June 2019.