JOACHIM, Susanna White née Wimperis c.1843–1915

Born Chester, England; sister of Edmund, Frances and Jane Wimperis, artists. Exhibited with RSA England 1868–71, her specialty then being flower paintings. Married George Joachim, manager of the Westport Coal Co and came out to New Zealand c.1877 to settle in Dunedin where his head office was. Painted many water-colours of West Coast and Karitane subjects. Exhibited: OAS 1877–1914. Represented: Hocken.