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Haurongo: Tripe, Mary Elizabeth

A portrait of the artist

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.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

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.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jane Vial. 'Tripe, Mary Elizabeth', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/46572/a-portrait-of-the-artist (accessed 4 June 2026).