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Emily Florence Cazneau

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Emily Florence Cazneau
Born
Emily Florence Bentley

c. 1861
Died1892
NationalityNew Zealander
Known forPainting and Photography
SpousePierce Mott Cazneau
Young woman, circa 1885, Wellington, by Emily Florence Cazneau. Te Papa (O.048930/A-B)
Flyleaf from carte-de-visite by Mrs Cazneau, circa 1885, Wellington, by Emily Florence Cazneau. Te Papa (O.048930/B-B)

Emily Florence Cazneau (née Bentley, 14 May 1855 – 24 March 1892) was an Australian born New Zealand artist and professional photographer.[1] Cazneau originally worked in Sydney at the Freeman Brothers photographic studio as a colourist and miniature painter.[2] She moved to Wellington in the early 1870s, establishing a professional photographic studio with her husband.[2]

Cazneau took photographs of the Mount Tarawera eruption.[3] She also lectured at the Exhibition Building in Wellington using lantern slides made from her negatives.[3]

She continued to operate the studio until 1890 when she moved to Adelaide.[2] She died on 24 March 1892.[4][5] Examples of her work are held in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[6] The National Library of New Zealand also holds examples of her work.[7]

Family

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Cazneau met her husband Pierce Mott Cazneau while working at Freemans Brother.[3] She married him on 23 December 1876.[1] She went on to give birth to her son Harold on 30 March 1878 in Wellington.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cazneau, Emily Florence, 1855-1892". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Mitchell, Lissa (November 2015). "Recovering Pieces: Finding an early history of women and photography in New Zealand". Love Feminists.
  3. ^ a b c "Bentley, Emily Florence (1835-1913)". Trove. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Family Notices". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XXIX, no. 8, 504. South Australia. 30 March 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 9 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Emily Florence Cazneau". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Young woman". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Photograph album belonging to Edith Agnes Nimmo (nee Fitzgerald) 1". natlib.govt.nz. 1 January 1860. Retrieved 6 October 2018.