Jane Stowe

Jane Stowe
Portrait of Stowe as a 13-year-old, by her mother, Sarah Greenwood, in February 1852
Born
Jane Greenwood

(1838-04-18)18 April 1838
Died5 November 1931(1931-11-05) (aged 93)
Wellington, New Zealand
Spouse
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(m. 1871; died 1920)​
Children4
Relatives
ElectedNew Zealand Academy of Fine Arts

Jane Stowe (née Greenwood; 18 April 1838 – 5 November 1931) was a New Zealand artist.

Biography

Early life and Career

Stowe was born on 18 April 1838, the third daughter of John Danforth Greenwood and Sarah Greenwood (née Field), and baptised on 25 May 1838 at St Mark's Church, Kennington, London, England.[1][2][3][4] The family migrated to New Zealand on the Phoebe, departing Gravesend on 16 November 1842 and arriving in Nelson on 29 March the following year. John Danforth Greenwood was ship's surgeon on the voyage and, as such, gained free passage for his family. Finding that their balloted section in Nelson was swampy, they soon settled at Motueka.[5]

On 31 May 1871, she married Leonard Stowe, son of William Stowe, at Christ Church Cathedral, Nelson.[1] They had two sons and two daughters.[2][6] They lived at Tiakiwai House in Wellington for many years.[7]

Stowe was exhibited with the Fine Arts Association, Wellington, from 1883 to 1884, the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts from 1889 to 1931, and the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition in 1888.[3][8] In 1885, she was award third place in hand-painted screen bellows, and first place in hand-painted doors at the New Zealand Exhibition.[9] In the 1887 Wellington Art Exhibition, she won a prize for hand-painted door panels.[10] She continued painting and exhibited up until her death, and was recorded in 1928, at 91 years of age, selling Afternoon, Wellington Harbour at the Academy of Fine Arts exhibition.[11]

Several of Stowe's watercolours are in the Alexander Turnbull Library.[3][7] Her daughter Emily Muriel Lysaght, also an artist, was the mother of Averil Lysaght and Muriel Mary Lysaght.[12][13][14]

Death

Stowe died in Wellington on 5 November 1931, at the age of 93,[2][15] and was buried in the Bolton Street Cemetery.[16] She had been predeceased by her husband, Leonard Stowe, in 1920.[17]


References

  1. ^ a b "Marriage". Nelson Evening Mail. 1 June 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Obituary". Hawke's Bay Tribune. 10 November 1931. p. 11. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Stowe, (Mrs) Jane | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ "England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975, database". FamilySearch. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ Paul, Janet (1990). "Greenwood, Sarah". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Mr. Leonard Stowe | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Stowe, Jane, 1838?-1931: Foxgloves, Tiakiwai. [ca 1900?]". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Stowe, Mrs Jane". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  9. ^ "New Zealand Exhibition". Taranaki Herald. 15 October 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Wellington Art Exhibition". The Star. 1 November 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Academy Exhibition". The Dominion. 10 October 1928. p. 12. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Lysaght, Emily Muriel, 1875-1971". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  13. ^ Thomson, A. D. "Story: Lysaght, Averil Margaret". Te Ara. The Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Watt, Muriel Mary, 1917-2005". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Obituary: Mrs. J. Stowe". The Dominion. Vol. 25, no. 37. 7 November 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Jane Stowe". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Obituary: Mr. Leonard Stowe". The Evening Post. Vol. 99, no. 98. 26 April 1920. p. 8. Retrieved 4 August 2023.