Beatrice Seddon

Beatrice Ann Seddon (née Wood; 1889–1987) was a New Zealand artist.

Her works are held in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

[1] During World War I Seddon served as a volunteer ambulance driver at Codford on Salisbury Plain, and this role included caring for recuperating officers.

After contracting measles at Codford, Seddon went on holiday to St Ives, Cornwall where she met and befriended artist Frances Hodgkins, and while in St Ives, Hodgkins painted a portrait of Seddon (commissioned by her), titled Portrait of Miss Beatrice Wood, 1918.

The service was performed by Canon W. S. Bean, the groom's brother-in-law, assisted by Archdeacon Haggitt.

Beatrice (left) and Tom Seddon with members of their family
Beatrice (left) and Tom Seddon with members of their family. Taken circa 1929.