Margaret Matilda White | |
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Born | 9 January 1868 |
Died | 6 July 1910 Waihi, New Zealand | (aged 42)
Nationality | New Zealander |
Known for | Photography |
Spouse | Albert Reed |
Margaret Matilda White (9 January 1868 – 6 July 1910) was a New Zealand photographer and nurse. Her best known works are photographs she took at the Auckland Mental Hospital. A collection of her glass plates is held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
White was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and emigrated to New Zealand with her family in 1886. [1] [2] From 1890 she worked with New Zealand photographer John Hanna in his studio. [2] She later established her own photographic studio in Newton, Auckland. [3] However this venture was not a success and she was forced to close her business. [1] Despite this failure she continued to take photographs up until her death. [4] After the closure of her studio she worked as a nurse at the Auckland Mental Hospital in Avondale. [5] It was while working there that she took a series of photographs for which she is best known. [6]
She died at Waihi hospital on 6 July 1910. Auckland War Memorial Museum holds a large collection of White's photographic glass plates. [1]