John Corker Vigers Symons Britain, New Zealand, 1830-97
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About John Corker Vigers Symons
Born in Cornwall, England about 1832, John Symons arrived in Auckland in 1860 aboard the 'Excelsior'. He is believed to have worked as an accountant with a law firm, Hesketh & Richmond Ltd.. He, along with J.C. Hoyte and C. Palmer initiated the formation of the Art Society of Auckland in 1869. he was the first Secretary and Treasurer of the Society of Artists, and exhibited with them between 1871 and 1879. In 1877 he was living on the North Shore of the eastern slopes of Mt. Victoria. He painted in oil and watercolour and some of his work is reminiscent of John Kinder. Although he painted regularly, surviving works are rare.
Since 1970 we have recorded only one work being sold at auction by this artist, which was in 1997.
John Corker Vigers Symons is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 239
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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