Kenneth Hassall
New Zealand architect, draughtsman, printmaker and illustrator (1902–1970)
Kenneth Welsh Hassall (1902 – 1970) was a New Zealand artist and printmaker.
Hassall was born in England and immigrated to New Zealand with his mother at a young age. He studied design at Wellington Technical College and went on to work as an architect and drafter. Hassall became known as a linocut artist during the 1940s, and was considered one of New Zealand's most talented linocut artists at the time.
References
Bibliography
Vangioni, Peter (2023), Ink on Paper: Aotearoa New Zealand printmakers of the modern era (PDF), Christchurch: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, p. 40, ISBN 9781877375774, retrieved 18 May 2024
Ross, Gail Macdonald (2006). New Zealand Prints 1900-1950: An unseen heritage (PhD thesis). University of Canterbury. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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