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Biography: Alley, Rewi

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Websites

Rewi Alley Collection of Chinese Art and Archaeology
Rewi gifted objects to Canterbury Museum over a period of nearly 60 years, helping to establish the most extensive collection of Chinese art in New Zealand. You can view the entire collection online.

Bibliography

Airey, W. T. G. A learner in China. Christchurch, 1970

Alley, R. At 90: memoirs of my China years. Beijing, 1986

Chapple, G. Rewi Alley of China. Auckland, 1980

Obit. Evening Post. 28 Dec. 1987: 2

Sandys, E. A communist in the family: searching for Rewi Alley. Dunedin, 2019

Shieff, S. 'Rewi Alley, 1897–1987.' Kōtare 7, No 3 (2008): 137–148

How to cite this page

Roderic Alley. 'Alley, Rewi', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998, updated May 2008. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/125918/sources (accessed 4 June 2026).