Butler, Margaret Mary (1883–1947)
Butler, Margaret Mary (1883–1947)
New Zealand sculptor. Born April 30, 1883, in Greymouth, New Zealand; died Dec 4, 1947, at Wellington, New Zealand; dau. of Edward Butler (engineer) and Mary (Delaney) Butler.
Studied sculpture at Wellington Technical School; exhibited at British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, London (1924–25); also exhibited at Salon des Tuileries, Paris (1927), and at salons of the Société des artistes français, Société nationale des beaux-arts, and Galerie Hébrard, Paris; especially noted for busts of Maori figures; contents of studio were directed to National Art Gallery (1950).
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