About Gay Eaton
Lived 1933 – 2017 (aged 84). Gay Eaton was a New Zealand textile artist, embroiderer and non-fiction writer.
Gaynor Mary Eaton (10 April 1933 – 8 July 2017) was a New Zealand textile artist. Pieces of her work are held in the permanent collection of Otago Museum in Dunedin. Eaton chaired the organising committee for 25 years, and in 2014 an exhibition of her work was presented at the event.
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Who was Gay Eaton?
New Zealand textile artist (1933-2017)
When was Gay Eaton born?
Gay Eaton was born on 10 April 1933.
When did Gay Eaton die?
Gay Eaton died on 8 July 2017.
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Gay Eaton was a textile artist, embroiderer and non-fiction writer.
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Gay Eaton was New Zealand.
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