Haurongo: Higgs, Avis Winifred

Ki mua

'When the lights go on again', 1944

Whai muri

An abstract collage of pink ink against a white background, with representations of light shining out from the earth and from bridges and buildings, with the repeated caption ‘When the lights go on again’.

Avis Higgs designed this 1944 fabric to remind people that happier times lay ahead, with the conclusion of the Second World War.

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MTG Hawke's Bay Tai Ahuriri

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Douglas Lloyd-Jenkins. 'Higgs, Avis Winifred', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2022. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/47510/when-the-lights-go-on-again-1944 (accessed 4 June 2026).