Mabel Tustin

Emily Mabel Tustin (25 March 1884 – 9 September 1967) was a New Zealand photographer.[1][2] Her portraits of people and bridal parties are held in the collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[3]

Mabel Tustin
Born
Emily Mabel Tustin

(1884-03-25)25 March 1884
Died9 September 1967(1967-09-09) (aged 83)
Wellington, New Zealand
OccupationPhotographer
Years active1921–1940s
Known forPortraits and wedding photographs

Biography

Tustin was born on 25 March 1884, the daughter of Harriet Elizabeth Tustin (née Pilcher) and William George Tustin.[4] She grew up in Wellington and attended The Terrace School and Wellington Technical School.[5] She ran her portrait photography business from premises in central Wellington—initially on Lambton Quay and later on Courtney Place—from 1921 to the mid-1940s.[6][7] She also exhibited her photographs at the annual Wellington Winter Show.[8]

Tustin died in Wellington in 1967,[3] and her ashes were buried at Karori Cemetery.[9][10]

References
  1. "Object 23343 Detail | Manuscripts & Pictorial | National Library of New Zealand". mp.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. "Archway :: Item Full Description". www.archway.archives.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. "Loading... | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. "Birth search: registration number 1884/4004". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. "Techanical education, New Zealand Mail, 22 December 1898". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  6. "Page 6 Advertisements, Evening Post, 23 August 1924". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. "Local Patriotic Funds, Evening Post, 7 July 1945". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  8. "Art and photography, Evening Post, 28 September 1928". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  9. "Cremation search". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  10. "Burial search". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 4 August 2019.


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