MORETON, Samuel Horatio ASA c.1845–1921

Professional artist who worked in Southland, Otago and later in Canterbury. Possibly living in Invercargill by 1878 when first exhibited with OAS; was listed as Invercargill artist 1880–81 Wise's; exhibited 1882–85 with ASA as Invercargill member, and in 1886 listed as Invercargill artist in Stone's Directory. 1887 had moved to Dunedin, listed as Dunedin artist in Stone's 1887–89 but by 1888 had stopped exhibiting with OAS and fairly certainly living in Christ-church. Had been exhibiting with CSA from 1884 but in 1893, when addresses were printed in the Society's catalogue, he was given as a Christchurch member and was listed as Christchurch artist 1897–1900 and 1911–17 Wise's. Wherever he was he would give classes: we know he taught in Christchurch. It seems possible that while in Invercargill he took sketching groups into the lake country and into Fiordland. Visited Melbourne 1883, possibly made other Australian visits. Exhibited: NZ Industrial Ex Wtn 1885. Water-colours and pencil sketches, and a sketchbook of Tasmanian and New Zealand subjects in Turnbull; also in McDougall, Canterbury Museum and Hocken.