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Canterbury College School of Art, 1907

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Canterbury College School of Art, 1907

A 1907 class, at what was then known as the Canterbury College School of Art (later part of the University of Canterbury), is shown painting outdoors near Hoon Hay and the Cracroft Bridge. The high number of women involved was typical of daytime art classes – men were more likely to go to evening classes.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Steffano Webb Collection (PAColl-3061)

Reference: 1/1-005359-G

by Steffano Francis Webb

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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Megan Cook and Caren Wilton, Arts education and training – Visual artists, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/45139/canterbury-college-school-of-art-1907 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Megan Cook and Caren Wilton, published 6 May 2014.