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Dennis Knight Turner

b.1924

Self-taught

Dennis Knight Turner - Boy No. 5

Watercolour and ink on paper

Boy No. 5

Growing up in Wanganui, Dennis Knight Turner was interested in art from an early age. At school, his art education consisted of copying illustrations of English paintings from the conservative Royal Academy publications. But at the same time, he was fascinated by museums. He always headed straight for the treasures of Māori art and copied them in drawings.

Essay

Dimensions: 145x210mm