Arthur Gordon Tovey
New Zealand artist, art teacher and administrator, educationalist, writer
About Arthur Gordon Tovey
Lived 1901 – 1974 (aged 72–73). Arthur Gordon Tovey was a New Zealand artist.
Arthur Gordon Tovey (1901–1974) (known as Gordon Tovey) was a notable New Zealand artist, art teacher and administrator, educationalist, and writer.
Biography He was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1901, the son of Arthur Oliver Tovey, a telegraphist, and Catherine Jane (Youmans) Tovey. . In 1946, he was appointed the first supervisor of art and craft for the Wellington Department of Education.
He retired in 1966, returning to painting and writing full-time.
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Who was Arthur Gordon Tovey?
New Zealand artist, art teacher and administrator, educationalist, writer (1901–1974)
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Arthur Gordon Tovey was born in 1901.
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Arthur Gordon Tovey died in 1974.
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Arthur Gordon Tovey was an artist.
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Arthur Gordon Tovey was New Zealand.
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