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Colin Lovell-Smith

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Colin Lovell-Smith
Lovell-Smith, circa 1920
Born
Colin Stuart Smith

(1894-03-26)26 March 1894
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died10 June 1960(1960-06-10) (aged 66)
Christchurch, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma materCanterbury College School of Art
Known forPainting
SpouseRata Lovell-Smith

Colin Stuart Lovell-Smith (26 March 1894 – 10 June 1960) was a New Zealand artist who with his wife, Rata Lovell-Smith, developed an influential style of representation of the New Zealand landscape. They were both teachers at the Canterbury College School of Art and he was director from 1947 until his early death from cancer in 1960.[1]

References

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  1. ^ King, Julie. "Lovell-Smith, Colin Stuart and Lovell-Smith, Rata Alice". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 20 February 2021.