Background
She was born in Wellington, New Zealand on 1 August 1916, the third of four children of Winifred Louise Smart and her husband, Frederick William Daniels, a civil servant.
She was born in Wellington, New Zealand on 1 August 1916, the third of four children of Winifred Louise Smart and her husband, Frederick William Daniels, a civil servant.
She was educated at Kelburn Normal School and Wellington Girls" College. At the age of 15 she opened her first studio at King"s Chambers, at the corner of Willeston and Willis Streets.