Story: Mitchell, Victor Leonard William

'Summer in the Mokauiti Valley'

'Summer in the Mokauiti Valley'

Leonard Mitchell won the inaugural Kelliher Art Award in 1956 with 'Summer in the Mokauiti Valley', but his success proved controversial.

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Mark Stocker. 'Mitchell, Victor Leonard William', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5m53/mitchell-victor-leonard-william (accessed 16 April 2024)