Emily Harris | |
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| Born | Emily Cumming Harris 1837 |
| Died | 1925 (aged 87–88) Nelson, New Zealand |
| Known for | Painting, botanical illustration |
Emily Cumming Harris (28 March 1836 – 5 August 1925) was one of New Zealand's first professional women painters.[1] She chiefly painted New Zealand plants and flowers and worked mainly in water colour. She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England in about 1837 but spent most of her life in Nelson, New Zealand.[2]
- ^ "Emily C Harris (1837-1925)". ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/. National Library of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ Long, Moira M. "Emily Cumming Harris". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.