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Painting of a mission station and village (2nd of 2)

Painting of a mission station and village

About 20 years after taking his 1865 photograph, Kinder painted this watercolour of the same scene. He made the presence of God’s spirit in the New Zealand landscape more explicit, adding a rainbow which arches over the chapel and lands in a Māori village.

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Auckland Art Gallery - Toi o Tamaki
Watercolour by John Kinder

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Jock Phillips. 'Perceptions of the landscape', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/perceptions-of-the-landscape/4/1/2