Biography: Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme Spencer

Catherine Olivia Orme Spencer Bower

Painter Olivia Spencer Bower was photographed by Eileen Deste in 1938.

Using this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Free Lance Collection (PAColl-0785)

Reference: PAColl-5469-045

Photograph by Eileen Deste

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Anna Crighton. 'Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme Spencer', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/264/catherine-olivia-orme-spencer-bower (accessed 24 June 2026).