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New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts
The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts (also referred to as the Wellington Art Society) was founded in Wellington in July 1882 as The Fine Arts Association of New Zealand.[1] Founding artists included painters William Beetham (first president of the Association) and Charles Decimus Barraud.[1] The association changed its name to the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and was incorporated as a limited company in 1889.[2][3] Charles Barraud was elected the Academy's president at its first AGM on 1 July 1889.[4]
The Governor-General of New Zealand is the traditional patron of the Academy.
- ^ a b Kay, Robin; Eden, Tony (1983). Portrait of a Century: The History of the N.Z. Academy of Fine Arts 1882–1982. Millwood Press Ltd. pp. 16–17. ISBN 0-908582-60-9.
- ^ "Town & Country". New Zealand Mail. No. 898. May 17, 1889. p. 20 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "The Gazette". New Zealand Mail. No. 892. April 5, 1889. p. 31 – via Papers Past.
- ^ Kay, Robin; Eden, Tony (1983). Portrait of a Century: The History of the N.Z. Academy of Fine Arts 1882–1982. Millwood Press Ltd. p. 25. ISBN 0-908582-60-9.
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