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Reproduced with the permission of Juliet Mountfort
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Sure to Rise
Accession Number:
UC-DEP-1166
Sub Collection:
Departmental Art Sub Collection
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Date of Creation:
1993
Media:
Wool felt on wooden frame with photographic images.
Description:
Mountfort depicts the iconic Edmonds Factory, gardens and 'Sure to Rise' logo synonymous with the Edmond's cookery book and baking products. The felted exterior is mounted on a wooden frame and has multi-dimensional layering of the garden foreground and the building behind. In each window frame is a black and white, passport-sized photograph of women from Canterbury, New Zealand, who have had an impact on the countrys history. Mountforts Sure to Rise was made in 1993 in the year celebrating 100 years on from the year a substantial womens suffrage petition was presented to parliament, resulting in women winning the right to vote. The "Sure to Rise" image has long been an icon of female domesticity, which Mountfort felt belied the contribution women made in other walks of life. By inserting images of women representing areas of achievement in art, culture, sport, education and politics, Mountfort celebrates the substantial contribution of women in Canterbury over the last 100 years.
Artist statement, 1993:
"This fibre work is a celebration of the contribution women have made to the community over the last 100 years in Canterbury. It seemed an appropriate choice to feature the photographs in the windows of the Edmonds "Sure to Rise" building as women have been associated with their products in their daily preparation of food. The title "Sure to Rise" also is significant in this Women's Suffrage Year. I like Jean Herbison's comment: 'I have been very grateful for the different windows, smaller or larger, Multi-faceted or even of stained glass which have encouraged me to be "Sure to Rise" to another or wider level of Education.' Each of these women hae been encouraged to rise to higher levels of achievement in their chosen careers and have distinguished themselves in some way. Although it has involved much time and work the execution of this work has given me great joy as I feel women's contribution to the community has been grossly underrated and ignored."
Women featured in the photographs: Window 1: Jessie MacKay, Mary Newton, Kate Sheppard, Elizabeth Taylor, Ada Wells, Maude Pember Reeves. Window 2: Jane Deans, Maude Moreland, Freda Du Faur, Lucy Moore, Helen Hervey, Roz Heinz, Margaret Bradshaw, Sigrid Kohler, Monica Holland. Window 3: Ettie Rout, Elizabeth McCombs, Nurse Maude, Marion Elizabeth Saunders, Mabel Howard, Eveline Cunnington, Millicent Jennings, Blanche Baughan, Ann Hilda Day. Window 4: Jennie Smith, Margaret Cruikshank, Christine Henderson, Clara Alley, Helen Connon, Lucy Smith. Window 5: Mary Ursula Bethell, Esther Glen, Ruth France, Dame Ngaio Marsh, Elsie Locke, Mona Anderson, Keri Hulme, Margaret Mahey, Janet Frame. Window 6:Valerie Young, Neroli Fairhall, Erin Baker, Philppa Baker, Kerryn Starr, Mary O'Connor, Anna Simcic, Annelise Coberger, April Ieremia. Window 7: Rahera Tikao, Mata Kukae, Tiri Arapata Horau Tirikatene, Wharetutu Stirling Solomon, Airini Grenell, Maena McConnell. Window 8: Ruku Arahanga, Whetu Tirikatene Sullivan, Ruruhia Williams, Rima Subritzsky (Nee Tikao), Aroha Rewiti Crofts, Cath Brown, Raewyn Thompson, Liane Tikao, Herene Stone. Window 9: Margaret Stoddart, Elizabeth Kelly, Grace Butler, Cora Wilding, Daisy Osborn, Rata Lovell-Smith, Eileen Mayo, Juliet Peter, Pat Unger, Margaret Hudson-Ware, Vivien Bishop, Jule Einhorn, Linda James, Denise Copland, Joanna Braithwaite. Window 11: Ida Lough, Nora Machin, Mary Bartlett, Jill Nicholl s , Margaret Ryley, Frederika Ernsten, Margaret Stove, Mary Bartos, Lily Turner. Window 12: Olivia Spencer-Bower, Ivy Fife, Evelyn Page, Rita Angus, Doris Lusk, Ria Bancroft. Window 13: Margaret Lovell-Smith, Vicki Buck, Christine Dann, Mae Taurua, Bridget Meads, Rangimarie Parata, Penelope Evison, Dorothy Buchanan, Maria Batchelor. Window 14: Jean Herbison, Phyllis Guthardt, Ann Hercus, Phyllis Zeff, Nancy Sutherland, Anne Ballin, Dr. Jean Seabrook, Florence Akins, Vivienne Mountfort.
Artist statement, 1993:
"This fibre work is a celebration of the contribution women have made to the community over the last 100 years in Canterbury. It seemed an appropriate choice to feature the photographs in the windows of the Edmonds "Sure to Rise" building as women have been associated with their products in their daily preparation of food. The title "Sure to Rise" also is significant in this Women's Suffrage Year. I like Jean Herbison's comment: 'I have been very grateful for the different windows, smaller or larger, Multi-faceted or even of stained glass which have encouraged me to be "Sure to Rise" to another or wider level of Education.' Each of these women hae been encouraged to rise to higher levels of achievement in their chosen careers and have distinguished themselves in some way. Although it has involved much time and work the execution of this work has given me great joy as I feel women's contribution to the community has been grossly underrated and ignored."
Women featured in the photographs: Window 1: Jessie MacKay, Mary Newton, Kate Sheppard, Elizabeth Taylor, Ada Wells, Maude Pember Reeves. Window 2: Jane Deans, Maude Moreland, Freda Du Faur, Lucy Moore, Helen Hervey, Roz Heinz, Margaret Bradshaw, Sigrid Kohler, Monica Holland. Window 3: Ettie Rout, Elizabeth McCombs, Nurse Maude, Marion Elizabeth Saunders, Mabel Howard, Eveline Cunnington, Millicent Jennings, Blanche Baughan, Ann Hilda Day. Window 4: Jennie Smith, Margaret Cruikshank, Christine Henderson, Clara Alley, Helen Connon, Lucy Smith. Window 5: Mary Ursula Bethell, Esther Glen, Ruth France, Dame Ngaio Marsh, Elsie Locke, Mona Anderson, Keri Hulme, Margaret Mahey, Janet Frame. Window 6:Valerie Young, Neroli Fairhall, Erin Baker, Philppa Baker, Kerryn Starr, Mary O'Connor, Anna Simcic, Annelise Coberger, April Ieremia. Window 7: Rahera Tikao, Mata Kukae, Tiri Arapata Horau Tirikatene, Wharetutu Stirling Solomon, Airini Grenell, Maena McConnell. Window 8: Ruku Arahanga, Whetu Tirikatene Sullivan, Ruruhia Williams, Rima Subritzsky (Nee Tikao), Aroha Rewiti Crofts, Cath Brown, Raewyn Thompson, Liane Tikao, Herene Stone. Window 9: Margaret Stoddart, Elizabeth Kelly, Grace Butler, Cora Wilding, Daisy Osborn, Rata Lovell-Smith, Eileen Mayo, Juliet Peter, Pat Unger, Margaret Hudson-Ware, Vivien Bishop, Jule Einhorn, Linda James, Denise Copland, Joanna Braithwaite. Window 11: Ida Lough, Nora Machin, Mary Bartlett, Jill Nicholl s , Margaret Ryley, Frederika Ernsten, Margaret Stove, Mary Bartos, Lily Turner. Window 12: Olivia Spencer-Bower, Ivy Fife, Evelyn Page, Rita Angus, Doris Lusk, Ria Bancroft. Window 13: Margaret Lovell-Smith, Vicki Buck, Christine Dann, Mae Taurua, Bridget Meads, Rangimarie Parata, Penelope Evison, Dorothy Buchanan, Maria Batchelor. Window 14: Jean Herbison, Phyllis Guthardt, Ann Hercus, Phyllis Zeff, Nancy Sutherland, Anne Ballin, Dr. Jean Seabrook, Florence Akins, Vivienne Mountfort.
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Actual - 1990 x 2135 mm
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