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Duncan Darroch BIOGRAPHY
1888 Otago - 1967. Known for: Painting.
Duncan Darroch (1888-1967) was born in Otago to Margaret and John Darroch, raised in Milton, and was a sailor in the 1920s working on Union Steam Ship Company coasters visiting every port in New... Read full biography
Duncan Darroch (1888-1967) was born in Otago to Margaret and John Darroch, raised in Milton, and was a sailor in the 1920s working on Union Steam Ship Company coasters visiting every port in New Zealand and travelling to Canada and Britain, painting during his journeys. He studied at the Canterbury... Read full biography
Duncan Darroch (1888-1967) was born in Otago to Margaret and John Darroch, raised in Milton, and was a sailor in the 1920s working on Union Steam Ship Company coasters visiting every port in New Zealand and travelling to Canada and Britain, painting during his journeys. He studied at the Canterbury School of Art in 1922 under Archibold Nicoll although he was largely self taught. 1928 was a farrier (blacksmith) and then a ranger at Mount Cook. He lived at Mt Cook from 1926 until his death. He... Read full biography
Duncan Darroch (1888-1967) was born in Otago to Margaret and John Darroch, raised in Milton, and was a sailor in the 1920s working on Union Steam Ship Company coasters visiting every port in New Zealand and travelling to Canada and Britain, painting during his journeys. He studied at the Canterbury School of Art in 1922 under Archibold Nicoll although he was largely self taught. 1928 was a farrier (blacksmith) and then a ranger at Mount Cook. He lived at Mt Cook from 1926 until his death. He painted mountains and seascapes in an impressionist style and is represented in the Aigantighe (Timaru), Dunedin, Forrester (Oamaru), Hawkes Bay, Hocken (Dunedin), McDougall (Christchurch), University of Canterbury Christchurch), Sutter (Nelson), Te... Read full biography
Duncan Darroch (1888-1967) was born in Otago to Margaret and John Darroch, raised in Milton, and was a sailor in the 1920s working on Union Steam Ship Company coasters visiting every port in New Zealand and travelling to Canada and Britain, painting during his journeys. He studied at the Canterbury School of Art in 1922 under Archibold Nicoll although he was largely self taught. 1928 was a farrier (blacksmith) and then a ranger at Mount Cook. He lived at Mt Cook from 1926 until his death. He painted mountains and seascapes in an impressionist style and is represented in the Aigantighe (Timaru), Dunedin, Forrester (Oamaru), Hawkes Bay, Hocken (Dunedin), McDougall (Christchurch), University of Canterbury Christchurch), Sutter (Nelson), Te Papa (Wellington) galleries, at the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre, Hermitage and the South Canterbury Museum has one of his paintings and so d... Read full biography
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Duncan Darroch (1888-1967) was born in Otago to Margaret and John Darroch, raised in Milton, and was a sailor in the 1920s working on Union Steam Ship Company coasters visiting every port in New Zealand and travelling to Canada and Britain, painting during his journeys.
He studied at the Canterbury School of Art in 1922 under Archibold Nicoll although he was largely self taught. 1928 was a farrier (blacksmith) and then a ranger at Mount Cook. He lived at Mt Cook from 1926 until his death. He painted mountains and seascapes in an impressionist style and is represented in the Aigantighe (Timaru), Dunedin, Forrester (Oamaru), Hawkes Bay, Hocken (Dunedin), McDougall (Christchurch), University of Canterbury Christchurch), Sutter (Nelson)...But wait, there's more...
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