Rata Lovell-Smith

Rata Alice Lovell-Smith (née Bird, 1894–1969) was a New Zealand artist from Christchurch. Lovell-Smith trained at the Christchurch College School of Arts and then taught there from 1924 to 1945. Her paintings were generally of landscapes, botany, and flowers. She always painted in situ and never painted from notes. Sometimes, she would have several paintings on the go f...