John Douglas Perrett Sketch Books

John Douglas Perrett Sketch Books

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John Douglas (J.D.) Perrett (1859 - 1937), a landscape painter and pastel artist, was born in Scotland and emigrated to New Zealand circa 1886.

In 1894, he co-founded the Otago Arts Academy in Dunedin with Girolamo Nerli and Laurence Wilson. Perrett exhibited and taught art in Dunedin, Auckland, and various locations in Australia. This archive includes three sketchbooks by the artist and three typescript pages with information about him.

Creator
John Perrett
Title
John Douglas Perrett Sketch Books
Linear meters
0.30
Finding aids
Folder Level Listing
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of M.S. Perrett, 1996
Accession no
RC2001/5
Restriction type
Open Access by Appointment
Copyright
Copyright Expired