Ans) Westra

The Dutch New Zealander is well known for her evocative black and white photos that captured ordinary Kiwi life.

Westra once said: "I just love the look of delight on the little boy's face” and fondly remembered how the family welcomed her into their home and made her feel as if she was part of their whānau. Westra has admitted in the past, the decision to withdraw all copies of the book shocked her. Taken in the kitchen, it depicts two boys swinging a younger boy in a woven kete. The 1964 series featured a family living in Ruatoria and was distributed to primary school classrooms through New Zealand as a reading resource. "Over the years she'd hand-printed hundreds of images but there were thousands more that were never printed. When Alsop first opened his Wellington art gallery {Suite} 15 years ago, he approached Westra to see if she would be interested in him exhibiting some of her prints. The self-taught artist has received numerous accolades for her work. While almost certainly unintentional at the time, the amassed images are now regarded as the most significant study of life in New Zealand over the past six decades. *