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Haurongo: McDonald, James Ingram

James Ingram McDonald working on a clay sculpture

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James Ingram McDonald working on a clay sculpture

From 1905, when he was appointed to the Colonial Museum, James Ingram McDonald did a range of work, some of which called on his early training as an artist.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PAColl-6348-27

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

Jonathan Dennis. 'McDonald, James Ingram', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/659/james-ingram-mcdonald-working-on-a-clay-sculpture (accessed 4 June 2026).