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Moultray, John Elder : Papers

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Reference NumberARC-0835Date1883-1902, 2011CreatorMoultray, J.E. (John Elder), 1863-1922DescriptionPart of this collection is digitised and available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.History / BiographyJohn Elder (J.E.) Moultray was born on the 6th of August 1863 at Edinburgh. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1883 in the company of his brother Henry and his parents, Mary Elder and James Douglas Moultray. Moultray specialised in painting New Zealand historical scenes. He often travelled to the locations of the events depicted in his paintings, taking photographs and conducting interviews to inform his work. He travelled to South Africa at the end of 1899, spending five months as a war artist and correspondent for various newspapers, before being invalided home to New Zealand. He exhibited regularly with the Otago Art Society until 1916. John Elder Moultray died at Dunedin in 1922.

Photograph

A colonial turn out (seen on the road near town)

Grove of Cabbage Trees on the side of The Flagstaff Range

The Chalky Cliff Range from Whare Flat

Our Host [Archibald Sligo]

Ruins of the Bridge

McRaes Gully

Henry. (Taken during an expedition through the timber belt.)

'Back of House and stable', near Whare Flat

On the Banks of Camerons Creek

A corner on Whare Flat

In the Bush

McQuilkans Creek

The Settlement Whare Flat

The Silverstream Valley

Ruined outhouse, Macraes Gully

'Joes Cabin'

The Path through the Bush

Whare Flat Schoolhouse, Master and Scholars

Snowy Mountain

Archival Text

Diary, 'A months stay among the mountains of Otago'

Diary

MS-4847/002/007

Depicts Or Relates To

NamesMoultray, J.E. (John Elder), 1863-1922Moultray, J.D. (John Douglas), 1831-1911McFie, Winifred Helen, 1881-1955PlacesDunedinSubjectsArt - 20th century - New ZealandArt - 19th century - New ZealandArt and warEmigration and immigrationNew Zealand Wars, 1860-1872South African War, 1899-1902

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