John Douglas Perrett Sketch Books

Archive Collection Detail

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.

Title

John Douglas Perrett Sketch Books

Artists

John Perrett

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

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