Douglas J. McLeod

Aotearoa New Zealand, b.1906, d.1983

Trees

  • 1938
  • Linocut
  • Gift of the artist's nephews and nieces, 2022
  • 207 x 169mm
  • 2022/126

Douglas McLeod studied at the Canterbury College School of Art during the 1920s alongside Alfred Cook, James Cook, Rita Angus, Evelyn Page and Olivia Spencer Bower. Unlike his contemporaries, however, after completing his studies Douglas joined an advertising firm where he excelled as a poster designer. He continued making art, including linocuts, and regularly exhibited with the Canterbury Society of Arts during the 1930s.

Ink on Paper: Aotearoa New Zealand Printmakers of the Modern Era, 11 February – 28 May 2023