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Haurongo: Mitchell, Victor Leonard William

'Summer in the Mokauiti Valley'

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'Summer in the Mokauiti Valley'

Leonard Mitchell won the inaugural Kelliher Art Award in 1956 with 'Summer in the Mokauiti Valley', but his success proved controversial.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-080895; F

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.

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Mark Stocker. 'Mitchell, Victor Leonard William', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/742/summer-in-the-mokauiti-valley (accessed 4 June 2026).