Kate Sperrey
Kate Sperrey | |
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1887 self portrait | |
| Born | Eleanor Catherine Sperrey 7 January 1862 |
| Died | 23 April 1893 (aged 31) |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Other names | Eleanor K. Mair, Kate Mair, E. Kate Sperry, Katherine Sperry |
| Occupation | artist |
| Years active | 1885–1893 |
| Known for | portraiture |
| Spouse | Gilbert Mair (soldier) (m. 1888–1893) |
| Children | John Gilbert Mair (5 July 1889 - 1896), Kathleen Airini Vane née Mair (22 Jan 1891 - 9 Feb 1965) |
Eleanor Catherine Sperrey (7 January 1862 – 23 April 1893), also known as Kate Sperrey, was a noted portraitist from New Zealand who flourished at the end of the nineteenth century. She painted portraits of many of the most noted statesmen of New Zealand and has works in the permanent collections of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the Alexander Turnbull Library, Auckland Art Gallery, and the Whangarei Art Museum.