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Haurongo: Sarjeant, Henry

The Sarjeant Art Gallery, Wanganui

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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)

Reference: 1/2-048793; G

Photograph by Sydney Charles Smith

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Hilary Wooding. 'Sarjeant, Henry', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/1820/the-sarjeant-art-gallery-wanganui (accessed 4 June 2026).