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Nancy Adkin

1916 – 1964

New Zealand artist

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About Nancy Adkin

Lived 1916 – 1964 (aged 47–48). Nancy Adkin was a New Zealand printmaker and painter.

Nancy Florence Adkin Ritchie (15 December 1916 – 29 September 1964) was a New Zealand artist. She was the daughter of Leslie Adkin.

Biography Nancy Florence Adkin was born on 15 December 1916 in Levin, New Zealand, to Maud and Leslie Adkin.

She exhibited with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts from 1933 to 1938. In 1940, she married John A. H. Ritchie. After her marriage, she continued exhibiting with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts from 1944 to 1953, and with both the Canterbury Society of Arts and Auckland Society of Arts, under the name Nancy Adkin Ritchie. She, and her husband, both exhibited as part of The Group in their 1948 show.

As well as exhibiting and selling paintings, Adkin Ritchie illustrated for Samoan school publications, and one of Leslie Adkin's book covers, and produced a mural for Hutt Intermediate School in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, in 1952.

Nancy Adkin Ritchie died on 29 September 1964 in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Born
1916, Levin
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Died
1964, Wellington
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Also known as
Nancy Florence Adkin, Nancy F. Adkin, Nancy Florence Ritchie, Nancy Adkin Ritchie

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Nancy Adkin?

New Zealand artist (1916–1964)

When was Nancy Adkin born?

Nancy Adkin was born in 1916 in Levin.

When did Nancy Adkin die?

Nancy Adkin died in 1964 in Wellington.

What was Nancy Adkin's occupation?

Nancy Adkin was a printmaker and painter.

What nationality was Nancy Adkin?

Nancy Adkin was New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nancy Adkin

· Wikidata: Q64153483

· DBpedia: Nancy Adkin Ritchie

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