Edward William Payton

Edward William Payton (21 May 1859[1] – 2 October 1944[2]) was a photographer and painter in New Zealand.

Payton was born in Warwickshire, England.[3] He studied art at the Municipal School of Art Birmingham[4] under E. R. Taylor.[5] He has received several medals and prizes in national competitions.[5] He also studied at the Royal College of Art, as well as in Antwerp and Paris.[4]

In 1882 he left for Australia, and in early 1883 from Melbourne he travelled further to New Zealand.[5] Starting from the southern coastal town of Bluff he travelled wide and far in the country, making sketches and photos about the countryside and Maori people.[5]

He settled down in Auckland and from there he visited the Hot Lakes district. He has seen and painted the Pink and White Terraces before and after the Mount Tarawera eruption.[5]

In 1887 he exhibited in the Auckland Art Gallery,[3] and in 1888 he published Round About New Zealand,[5] a folio of etchings of Auckland and Rotorua.[4] He became the first director of the Elam School of Art in 1890,[5] a post which he held for 35 years, retiring in 1924.[3] In 1930, he travelled to Europe and added to the Mackelvie Collection in Auckland Art Gallery by the purchase on behalf of the trustees of 134 paintings and about 100 prints.[4][3]

In later life he settled in Rotorua.[5] He died in Tauranga at the age of 85[4] on 2 October 1944.[2]

  • Study of a Maori woman
  • Three Women in a waka, Rotoiti
  • Hinemoa's Bath, Mokoia Island, Lake Rotorua
  • Deserted Whare near Rotorua

References
  1. "Payton, Edward William". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. National Library of New Zealand. "Papers Past – Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 13580, 1944-10-12)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. National Library of New Zealand. "Papers Past – OBITUARY – Mr. E. W. Payton (Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 236, 1944-10-05)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. National Library of New Zealand. "Papers Past – Obituary (New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25016, 1944-10-05)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. "PAYTON, Edward William 1859–1944". Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook. NZETC New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

Further reading
  • "PAYTON, Edward William 1859–1944". NZETC. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  • The Heritage Collection, catalogue, Rotorua Museum
  • "Payton, Edward William". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  • Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists
  • New Zealand Art: A Centennial Exhibition
  • Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide and Handbook
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