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Haurongo: Marsh, Edith Ngaio

The Group, 1936

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The Group, 1936

The Group was an association of artists formed in reaction to the conservative art establishment. They were photographed in 1936 by member Olivia Spencer Bower, and included Rata Lovell-Smith (left), Ngaio Marsh (wearing beret), and Louise Henderson (right).

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Christchurch Art Gallery - Te Puna o Waiwhetu

Photograph by Olivia Spencer-Bower

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jane Stafford. 'Marsh, Edith Ngaio', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2777/the-group-1936 (accessed 4 June 2026).