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This image was taken for the story 'New Art Gallery Director' that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 2 April 1971. It shows Luit Bieringa, who had just been appointed the new director of the Manawatū Art Gallery.

Liut Bieringa (1942-2022) was director of the Manawatū Art Gallery from 1971 to 1979. He was subsequently appointed director of the National Art Gallery in Wellington, serving in this role from 1979 to 1989.

The painting behind Bieringa is Earth Emblem II (1965) by Milan Mrkusich.

Identification

Object type
Image
Content type
Image > B+W negative
Identifier
2024N_2017-20_AF244_042362
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Date
April 3, 1971
Format
B&W negative

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