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The loneliness of the urban lawn mower

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The loneliness of the urban lawn mower

The never-ending task of mowing the lawn to keep the home garden tidy is captured in this painting, ‘Man mowing’, by Dick Frizzell.

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Gallery Thirty Three

by Dick Frizzell

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Maggy Wassilieff, Gardens – Suburban front gardens, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/18881/the-loneliness-of-the-urban-lawn-mower (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.