Bobbie Barwell

Mildred Annie Hickman, who preferred to be called Bob or Bobbie, was born on 25 August 1895 in Ashburton. She attended primary school in Ashburton, and may later have attended the Canterbury College School of Art. ==Career==

Barwell married Thomas Claude Barwell (1867–1950), who was 31 years older than she was, in 1925. Thomas may also have been a photographer. Barwell was renowned for driving her MGs around Ashburton, owning a TA or TB, and a 1947 green TC which she imported new from England. == Image of Lake Pukaki ==

Barwell's 1930s photograph of Lake Pukaki in the Canterbury Region was used as the basis for an etching used on the New Zealand £5 note issued by the Reserve Bank in 1940, apparently without her knowledge or permission. Barwell reported that local Member of Parliament Horace Herring had a print of her photograph, and had commented that the government might be interested in using it for promotional purposes. File:Lake Pukaki 025.tif|Lake Pukaki, 1930s File:A herd of Merino rams. 03.1984.0822.tif|Flock of merino rams near Lake Heron File:Shop window of John Orr & Co. 03.1986.0193o.tif|John Orr & Co. shop window, Ashburton, 1930s File:Mount Harper Ice Rink. 05.2013.1199.jpg|Ice rink near Mount Harper == Legacy ==

Model H Barwell was the subject of an exhibition at Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum, Bobbie Barwell: Capturing People and Places, which ran from 28 September to 18 December 2022. The museum also holds a number of Barwell's drawings and sketches, and her Kodak Autographic roll film camera. ==References==