Biography: Tripe, Mary Elizabeth

A portrait of the artist

This vivid self-portrait shows M. E. R. Tripe at work in her London studio in the 1930s, during one of her overseas painting trips.

Using this item

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: 1954-0004-1

Oil on canvas by Mary Elizabeth Richardson Tripe

Permission of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Jane Vial. 'Tripe, Mary Elizabeth', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/46572/a-portrait-of-the-artist (accessed 25 June 2026).