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Vincent Aspey

When nine-year-old Vincent Aspey persuaded his mother to buy a violin he had spotted in a second-hand shop she was dubious that he would practice, let alone come to be described as ‘synonymous with orchestral development in New Zealand’.

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13 May

1947 Death of Frances Hodgkins

One of this country's most celebrated artists, Frances Hodgkins spent most of her life overseas. She earned a place among the British avant-garde of the 1930s and 1940s, becoming the first New Zealand-born artist to achieve such stature. more...

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Still life: self-portrait by Frances Hodgkins Frances Hodgkins

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Frances Hodgkins (John Leech Gallery)
Frances Hodgkins biography (DNZB)
Creative life (Te Ara)
Expat artists (Te Ara)
Expatriates (1966 encyclopaedia)
Art in New Zealand (1966 encyclopaedia)

1936 NZ National Party founded

Established at a conference in Wellington on 13-14 May 1936, the National Party was to dominate New Zealand politics in the second half of the 20th century. more...