Biography: Nairn, James McLauchlan

Kāpiti Coast, about 1900, by James McLauchlan Nairn

Kāpiti Island dominates this painting of a Kāpiti Coast beach by James Nairn.

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Reference: A-253-033

Watercolour by James McLachlan Nairn

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Jane Vial. 'Nairn, James McLauchlan', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/772/kapiti-coast-about-1900-by-james-mclauchlan-nairn (accessed 24 June 2026).