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Happy birthday Margaret

Behind the scenes

Margaret Stoddart was born on this day in 1865 at Diamond Harbour. Here she is in 1909:

From The Weekly Press, 9 June 1909

From The Weekly Press, 9 June 1909

And here is her delicious impression of her garden at Godley House, in which she lived between 1907 and 1913.

This building was damaged in the earthquake and demolished last month.

Margaret Stoddart Godley House, Diamond Harbour Watercolour 1913. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhet, purchased with assistance from the Olive Stirrat Bequest 1990

Margaret Stoddart Godley House, Diamond Harbour Watercolour 1913. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhet, purchased with assistance from the Olive Stirrat Bequest 1990

Click here to see all our Margaret Stoddart paintings in one dazzling array. For further information about Margaret Stoddart, you cannot do better than Julie King's book Flowers into landscapes, long out of print, but available in full online.