Biography: Lovell-Smith, Colin Stuart and Lovell-Smith, Rata Alice

The Group in 1936

A 1936 photograph of The Group, an association of artists formed in reaction to the conservative art establishment. This, photograph, by member Olivia Spencer Bower, includes Rata Lovell-Smith (left), Ngaio Marsh (wearing beret), and Louise Henderson (right).

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Christchurch Art Gallery - Te Puna o Waiwhetu

Photograph by Olivia Spencer-Bower

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Julie King. 'Lovell-Smith, Colin Stuart and Lovell-Smith, Rata Alice', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2777/the-group-in-1936 (accessed 13 July 2026).