Artist. Born London, departing for New Zealand in 1885. He returned to England in 1887, then departed again for Australia in 1889. He illustrated Robert B Booth's book Five Years in New Zealand, published in 1912. He visited New Zealand again from Australia in 1893-1894, travelling extensively throughout the North and South islands. Spent some time at Highbury, in Auckland and on Otakapo sheep station, Rangitikei. He returned to Australia in 1894, settling in Melbourne in 1895, and later in Tecoma, Victoria. The State Library of Victoria holds a large collection of his sketchbooks, mostly of Australian views (Information from Charlie Hammond's sketch book, introduced by Christopher Fry (Melbourne, OUP, 1980)
Hammond, Charles Edward Bruges, 1870-1953
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[Hammond, Charles Edward Bruges] 1870-1953 :Wellington N Z from Thorndon. Decr 1893.
Date: 1893 - 1894
By: Hammond, Charles Edward Bruges, 1870-1953; New Zealand Graphic and Star Printing Works
Reference: A-464-038
Description: view from Tinakori Hill looking over Thorndon, the inner harbour, Te Aro and Mount Victoria. The foreground shows several large houses, including the Queen Margaret College building in Hobson Street, and Thomas Turnbull's large house in Grant Road, later the Italian Embassy. The swing bridge in Hobson Street is also shown part-way along Hobson Street on the left. Katherine Mansfield's birthplace is also in the view, two houses to the left of the swing bridge. Molesworth Street is shown running in a straight line towards the Government Buildings on the right. There are several ships in the harbour and tied up at the wharves. Copy of an original in one of the sketchbooks of Charles Edward Hammond, in the State Library of Victoria. Either a watercolour or an annotated copy of a chromolithograph. The Library holds a copy of the chromolithograph, based on a photograph and catalogued as artist unknown. See A-385-023 Other Titles - December Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title, a note 'litho' and notes about the artist's time in Wellington looking for artistic opportunities without success Quantity: 1 photograph(s) A3 size colour photograph of watercolour or chromolithograph. Physical Description: Coloured photograph, 320 x 450 mm Provenance: Donation: Sue Turkington, Avalon, 29 April 2014
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Photographic copy of a drawing by Charles Edward Hammond titled Pedlars at the diggings...
Date: [ca 1912]
From: Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection
Reference: MNZ-0425-1/4-F
Description: Photographic copy of a drawing by Charles Edward Hammond, created circa 1912, titled 'Peddlars at the Diggings', taken from "Five Years in New Zealand (1859-1864)" London, J C Hammond, 1912, by Robert B Booth, facing page 67. Shows a scene in 1861 with a pedlar and a liquor merchant's grog shop at the Lindis gold field, Lindis Pass, Otago. Other - Caption from "Making New Zealand" reads:"Peddlars at the diggings. In 'Five Years in New Zealand' Robert B Booth described the scene thus: 'These men were simply shrewd, energetic men of business, ready without actual disonesty to take every possible advantage of the wants and weaknesses of their fellow men. We had some pleasant evenings in their company'. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Artist identified by Library client. Inscriptions: Peddlars at the diggings (Title underneath published item) Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).
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Artist unknown :Wellington, New Zealand, from Thorndon. Litho. at the N.Z. Graphic and ...
Date: 1894
From: Various artists :[Selection of newspaper supplements; illustrations by Kennett Watkins, Thomas Ryan, L W Wilson and Charles Goldie. Published by Brett for the 'Weekly news' and the 'New Zealand graphic'. ca 1900-1936]
By: New Zealand Graphic and Star Printing Works; Hammond, Charles Edward Bruges, 1870-1953
Reference: A-385-023
Description: Shows a general view of Wellington from Wadestown Hill above Thorndon, looking south towards the inner harbour and Mount Victoria. There are several ships in the harbour and tied up at the wharves. The foreground shows several large houses, including the Queen Margaret College building in Hobson Street, and Thomas Turnbull's house in Grant Road, the large house in the right foreground, later the Italian Embassy. The swing bridge in Hobson Street is also shown part-way along Hobson Street on the left. Katherine Mansfield's birthplace is also in the view, two houses to the left of the swing bridge. Molesworth Street is shown running in a straight line towards the Government Buildings on the right. Other Titles - Lithographed. Charles Edward Bruges Hammond Extended Title - From the New Zealand Graphic Christmas number 1894 Possibly after a watercolour by Charles Edward Hammond, rather than from a photograph. Hammond's sketchbook, vol 3, in State Library of Victoria, includes a watercolour of this view, and Hammond writes about drawing the view in December 1893 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 210 x 308 mm.