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Story: Arts and the nation

Page 8. All images & media

From page 1 - The 19th century

From page 2 - Cultural nationalism, 1890 to 1910

From page 3 - The 1930s generation

From page 4 - Major themes of cultural nationalism, 1930 to 1970

From page 5 - The nation accepts the arts, 1940 onwards

From page 6 - Artists reject nationalism

How to cite this page

Jock Phillips, Arts and the nation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/229256/media (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 26 September 2014.