137:
97:
73:
57:
42:
125:
183:, painting dioramas, reorganising and decorating the galleries, designing displays, posters, and producing guide-books. Daff served on staff at the museum for 12 years in total. Her obituary claims her chief contribution to scientific education was in the travelling cases which circulated throughout the museums of New Zealand, however now she is mostly known for her illustrations of New Zealand birds. Daff's line illustrations were considered by the
178:
to paint a series of pictures of New
Zealand native birds. In 1933 she was offered and accepted a position on the Otago Museum staff, "and began what she later described as the happiest period of her life". She took on the role of Officer in Charge of Exhibitions at
217:, as are a painting of a takahe and other unfinished natural history studies. Daff also supplied hundreds of line drawings to illustrate research publications on ethnography, many of which can be seen online in the
619:
423:
529:
151:
Lily Daff was born in Upton, London, on 16 March 1885. She took courses in drawing and painting at the London
Polytechnic but was also known to have completed at least one course at
221:. Daff's paintings completed for the New Zealand Bird Protection Society have been published in books and as journal covers many times, and the original paintings are now in the
585:
175:
689:
210:
658:
3 Dunedin
Designers: Lily Daff, Rona Dyer, Eileen Mayo. Catalogue of an Exhibition at the Hocken Library Gallery, 9 August - 25 September 1999
330:
The
Avicultural Magazine: Being the Journal of the Avicultural Society for the Study of British and Foreign Birds in Freedom and in Captivity
389:
729:
684:
699:
724:
719:
704:
709:
467:
292:
228:
Lily Attey Daff died on 3 May 1945. Her middle name, commonly spelled Atty, shows as Attey on her birth certificate.
218:
714:
356:
249:
New
Zealand Birds: Twenty-four Coloured Illustrations of Birds of Coast and Ocean with Descriptive Letterpress
739:
734:
333:
240:
New
Zealand Birds: Twenty-four Coloured Illustrations of Forest-inhabiting Birds with Descriptive Letterpress
152:
694:
222:
155:
in
Dunedin. After her polytechnic training, Daff worked as an illustrator for Christmas card producer
325:
116:
and published watercolour paintings and line drawings of many native New
Zealand birds and flowers.
96:
72:
56:
41:
332:. 4. Vol. 12, no. 3. Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons Limited. p. 65 – via
611:
577:
381:
170:
In June 1932, Daff, who had served on the staff of the Otago Museum for a year, left
Dunedin for
652:. No. 295. Wellington: Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand. p. 12.
555:
521:
415:
499:
156:
112:(born England 1885, died Wellington 1945) was a British-born designer and artist who worked in
129:
90:
679:
674:
203:
8:
382:"An Artistic Worker: Death of Miss L. A. Daff; Notable Contribution to Museum Displays"
214:
463:
352:
288:
136:
481:
473:
459:
124:
668:
648:
Blackman, Margery (February 2000). "Forest and Bird
Illustrator Remembered".
306:. Illustrated by Lily Attey Daff. Auckland: Penguin Random House New Zealand.
287:. Wellington: Reed; Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand.
195:
87:
New Zealand Government Department of Tourist and Health Resorts and Publicity
180:
485:
477:
113:
631:
597:
563:
541:
507:
435:
401:
171:
164:
278:. Wellington: Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand.
506:. Vol. 57, no. 254. 26 October 1926. p. 6 – via
267:
Introducing Some of the More Interesting Exhibits in the Otago Museum
167:
in 1926 and obtained work with the Government Publicity Department.
556:"New Zealand Birds Reproduced in Paintings: Fine Display at Museum"
416:"Technical College Evening Classes Examination Results: Modelling"
349:
Three Dunedin Designers: Lily Attey Daff, Rona Dyer, Eileen Mayo
251:. Wellington: Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand.
562:. No. 21575. 22 November 1933. p. 8 – via
456:
Southern People: A dictionary of Otago Southland biography
242:. Wellington: New Zealand Native Bird Protection Society.
140:
578:"Literature: New Publications; A Guide to the Museum"
274:Falla, Robert Alexander; Daff, Lily Attey (1953).
247:Daff, Lily Attey; Falla, Robert Alexander (1940).
666:
256:Burton, Olga Pauline; Daff, Lily Attey (1943).
584:. No. 25742. 13 January 1945. p. 7.
422:. No. 23438. 1 December 1939. p. 6.
351:. Dunedin: Hocken Library Gallery. p. 4.
283:Daff, Lily Attey; Ellis, Brian Ashlyn (1974).
453:
528:. No. 21128. 14 June 1932. p. 7.
207:New Zealand Birds and How to Identify Them.
618:. No. 25488. 19 May 1945. p. 4.
255:
95:
71:
55:
40:
388:. No. 25475. 4 May 1945. p. 8.
282:
273:
246:
647:
346:
304:Bird Words: New Zealand Writers on Birds
231:
135:
123:
301:
690:20th-century New Zealand women artists
667:
392:from the original on 16 December 2019
376:
374:
372:
370:
368:
622:from the original on 18 October 2021
612:"Legal Notices: Public Trust Office"
588:from the original on 18 October 2021
532:from the original on 18 October 2021
449:
447:
445:
323:
264:
237:
730:People associated with Otago Museum
176:New Zealand Bird Protection Society
13:
685:20th-century English women artists
641:
365:
187:to turn the newly published guide
147:, March 1934. Artist: Lily A. Daff
14:
751:
442:
426:from the original on 3 April 2019
219:Journal of the Polynesian Society
191:into a "minor collector's item".
700:British emigrants to New Zealand
302:Easther, Elisabeth, ed. (2017).
174:to fulfill a commission for the
604:
324:Daff, Lily Attey (March 1934).
276:New Zealand Sea and Shore Birds
16:British born New Zealand artist
725:New Zealand women illustrators
570:
548:
514:
492:
408:
340:
317:
1:
334:Biodiversity Heritage Library
311:
285:An Album of New Zealand Birds
153:King Edward Technical College
189:Introducing the Otago Museum
159:. Having left London on the
128:Watercolour illustration of
119:
69:Scientific illustrator
7:
720:New Zealand watercolourists
10:
756:
705:British women illustrators
454:Jane Thomson, ed. (1998).
347:Blackman, Margery (1999).
223:Alexander Turnbull Library
209:Her copies of drawings by
660:, Dunedin: Hocken Library
458:(1st ed.). Dunedin:
265:Daff, Lily Attey (1944).
260:. Auckland: Oswald-Sealy.
238:Daff, Lily Attey (1933).
80:
65:
49:
34:
30:
23:
710:New Zealand bird artists
269:. Dunedin: Otago Museum.
258:Stories of Bird and Bush
145:The Avicultural Magazine
326:"Kea: Nestor Notabilis"
157:Raphael Tuck & Sons
148:
133:
132:. Artist: Lily A. Daff
715:New Zealand designers
582:The Otago Daily Times
232:Selected publications
139:
127:
740:Women watercolorists
735:People from West Ham
695:Artists from London
204:Pérrine Moncrieff's
91:Tūhura Otago Museum
38:16 March 1885
215:Hocken Collections
163:, Daff arrived in
149:
134:
504:The Auckland Star
200:New Zealand Birds
194:Daff illustrated
185:Otago Daily Times
107:
106:
747:
661:
653:
636:
635:
629:
627:
616:The Evening Star
608:
602:
601:
595:
593:
574:
568:
567:
560:The Evening Star
552:
546:
545:
539:
537:
526:The Evening Star
518:
512:
511:
496:
490:
489:
451:
440:
439:
433:
431:
420:The Evening Star
412:
406:
405:
399:
397:
386:The Evening Star
378:
363:
362:
344:
338:
337:
321:
307:
298:
279:
270:
261:
252:
243:
100:
99:
76:
75:
60:
59:
53:3 May 1945
45:
44:
21:
20:
755:
754:
750:
749:
748:
746:
745:
744:
665:
664:
656:
650:Forest and Bird
644:
642:Further reading
639:
625:
623:
610:
609:
605:
591:
589:
576:
575:
571:
554:
553:
549:
535:
533:
520:
519:
515:
500:"Shipping News"
498:
497:
493:
470:
452:
443:
429:
427:
414:
413:
409:
395:
393:
380:
379:
366:
359:
345:
341:
322:
318:
314:
295:
234:
196:Walter Oliver's
122:
110:Lily Attey Daff
103:
94:
70:
54:
39:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
753:
743:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
663:
662:
654:
643:
640:
638:
637:
603:
569:
547:
513:
491:
468:
460:Longacre Press
441:
407:
364:
357:
339:
315:
313:
310:
309:
308:
299:
293:
280:
271:
262:
253:
244:
233:
230:
121:
118:
105:
104:
102:
101:
88:
84:
82:
78:
77:
67:
63:
62:
51:
47:
46:
36:
32:
31:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
752:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
672:
670:
659:
655:
651:
646:
645:
633:
621:
617:
613:
607:
599:
587:
583:
579:
573:
565:
561:
557:
551:
543:
531:
527:
523:
517:
509:
505:
501:
495:
487:
483:
479:
475:
471:
469:1-877135-11-9
465:
461:
457:
450:
448:
446:
437:
425:
421:
417:
411:
403:
391:
387:
383:
377:
375:
373:
371:
369:
360:
354:
350:
343:
335:
331:
327:
320:
316:
305:
300:
296:
294:9780589008369
290:
286:
281:
277:
272:
268:
263:
259:
254:
250:
245:
241:
236:
235:
229:
226:
224:
220:
216:
212:
211:J W Barnicoat
208:
205:
201:
197:
192:
190:
186:
182:
177:
173:
168:
166:
162:
161:Esperance Bay
158:
154:
146:
142:
138:
131:
126:
117:
115:
111:
98:
92:
89:
86:
85:
83:
79:
74:
68:
64:
58:
52:
48:
43:
37:
33:
29:
22:
19:
657:
649:
630:– via
624:. Retrieved
615:
606:
596:– via
590:. Retrieved
581:
572:
559:
550:
540:– via
534:. Retrieved
525:
516:
503:
494:
455:
434:– via
428:. Retrieved
419:
410:
400:– via
394:. Retrieved
385:
348:
342:
329:
319:
303:
284:
275:
266:
257:
248:
239:
227:
206:
199:
193:
188:
184:
181:Otago Museum
169:
160:
150:
144:
109:
108:
18:
680:1945 deaths
675:1885 births
213:are in the
114:New Zealand
669:Categories
632:PapersPast
598:PapersPast
564:PapersPast
542:PapersPast
522:"Personal"
508:PapersPast
436:PapersPast
402:PapersPast
358:0902041746
312:References
172:Wellington
165:Wellington
66:Occupation
486:Q63443179
120:Biography
61:(aged 60)
25:Lily Daff
620:Archived
586:Archived
530:Archived
482:Wikidata
424:Archived
396:10 March
390:Archived
81:Employer
626:9 March
592:9 March
536:9 March
478:471329M
430:9 March
484:
476:
466:
355:
291:
130:takahē
93:
198:book
628:2019
594:2019
538:2019
464:ISBN
432:2019
398:2019
353:ISBN
289:ISBN
202:and
50:Died
35:Born
141:Kea
671::
614:.
580:.
558:.
524:.
502:.
480:.
474:OL
472:.
462:.
444:^
418:.
384:.
367:^
328:.
225:.
143:,
634:.
600:.
566:.
544:.
510:.
488:.
438:.
404:.
361:.
336:.
297:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
