Robert Ellis (1929–2021)
Mar 03, 2022
3 minutes
HAMISH KEITH
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The life work of Robert Ellis has given New Zealand’s cultures the gift of a bridge every generation will find it easy and enriching to cross.
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In 1956 Robert Ellis, recently graduated from the Royal College of Art and a lecturer in design at Yeovil School of Art, spotted an advertisement for a similar post at the Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland, New Zealand and applied immediately. He knew nothing about New Zealand. He did not particularly want
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