Thyra Avis Mary Acres
New Zealand artist, writer, illustrator, conservationist
About Thyra Avis Mary Acres
Lived 1910 – 1994 (aged 84). Thyra Avis Mary Acres was a New Zealand illustrator, writer and cartoonist.
Biography Avis Acres was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 26 March 1910, the eldest of four children. She later worked in an architect's office, copying drawings. Acres was inspired to create Hutu and Kawa after reading The Gum Nut Babies by Australian author and illustrator May Gibbs and believing she could have success with a local equivalent. She also wrote stories about a horse named Dick for Horse and Pony magazine.
Selected works
The Adventures of Hutu and Kawa (1955) Hutu and Kawa Meet Tuatara (1956) Opo the Gay Dolphin (1956) Hutu and Kawa Find an Island (1957)
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Who was Thyra Avis Mary Acres?
New Zealand artist, writer, illustrator, conservationist (1910-1994)
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Thyra Avis Mary Acres was born on 26 March 1910 in Wellington.
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Thyra Avis Mary Acres died on 15 October 1994 in Tauranga.
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Thyra Avis Mary Acres was an illustrator, writer and cartoonist.
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Thyra Avis Mary Acres was New Zealand.
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