Rata Lovell-Smith

Rata Alice Lovell-Smith
Born
Rata Alice Bird

(1894-12-24)24 December 1894
Christchurch
Died28 September 1969(1969-09-28) (aged 74)
Christchurch
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma materChristchurch College School of Art
Known forPainting
SpouseColin Stuart Lovell-Smith

Rata Alice Lovell-Smith (née Bird, 1894–1969) was a New Zealand artist[1] from Christchurch.

Lovell-Smith trained at the Christchurch College School of Arts and then taught there from 1924 to 1945.[2][3]

  1. ^ Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (2005). Treasures from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Te Papa Press. p. 60. ISBN 1-877385-12-3.
  2. ^ Kirker, Anne. New Zealand Women Artists Reed Methuen, 1986
  3. ^ Brown, Gordon and Keith, Hamish. An Introduction to New Zealand Painting 1839-1980 Collins, 1982