Biography: Sarjeant, Henry

The Sarjeant Art Gallery, Wanganui

Henry Sarjeant had a strong interest in art and culture, and when he died in 1912 left money to the Wanganui Borough Council to build and maintain this art gallery.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Sydney Charles Smith Collection (PA-Group-00242)

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Photograph by Sydney Charles Smith

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How to cite this page

Hilary Wooding. 'Sarjeant, Henry', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1820/the-sarjeant-art-gallery-wanganui (accessed 4 June 2026).