About Vera Cummings
Lived 1891 – 1949 (aged 57–58). Vera Cummings was a New Zealand painter.
Veronica Cummings (1891–1949) was a New Zealand painter and a student of C.F. Goldie. She is known for her oil paintings of Māori people.
Early life
Cummings was born in Thames, a small town in the North Island of New Zealand, in 1891. Her parents Matthew and Annie were of Scottish and Irish descent. The family later moved to Hamilton and Tauranga, followed by Auckland. There, Matthew worked in residential constructions, and built a number of large timber houses in the suburbs of Ponsonby and Herne Bay. Her painting Portrait of a Maori Woman is in the collection of the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. In 2024 a portrait of a Māori man with a tā moko was sold in the United Kingdom to a New Zealand buyer for NZ$3790.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Vera Cummings?
New Zealand painter (1891–1949)
When was Vera Cummings born?
Vera Cummings was born in 1891 in Thames.
When did Vera Cummings die?
Vera Cummings died in 1949 in Auckland.
What was Vera Cummings's occupation?
Vera Cummings was a painter.
What nationality was Vera Cummings?
Vera Cummings was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vera Cummings. https://biography.guide/vera-cummings/
MLA: "Vera Cummings." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/vera-cummings/.
Chicago: "Vera Cummings." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/vera-cummings/.
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