Ellen Sarjeant

[7] On 11 February 1893, Ellen Stewart married Henry Sarjeant at Christ Church on Victoria Avenue in Whanganui.

[2] Henry Sarjeant designed their city house The Loggia, 47 Bell Street, Whanganui based on an Italian villa they stayed at during their two-year honeymoon around Europe.

[2] Ellen Sarjeant played a pivotal role in the early administration of the gallery and the acquisition of art for its collection.

[1] Sarjeant / Neame was an artist, with some of her sketches shown at the third annual exhibition of the Wanganui Society of Arts and Crafts in 1904.

[4] Ellen Neame travelled extensively in Europe, painting and studying art, and lived in Italy for a time.

Sarjeant gallery stone laid by Ellen Sarjeant
a watercolour paining of buildings and a street
A Street in San Remo by Ellen Neame