Archie Fisher (painter)

Archie Fisher (painter)

Archibald Joseph Charles Fisher (15 June 1896-7 November 1959) was an artist born in Dudley, England who was educated at the Royal College of Art, London who came to New Zealand to take up the post of principal of Elam Art School in 1924 and was instrumental in having Elam recognised as an integral part of the University of Auckland in 1950 [Thwaites, Ian & Fletcher, Rie "We Learnt to See: Elam's Rutland Group 1935-1958", Puriri Press, 2004. ISBN 0-908-943-27-X] .

Further reading

*Blackley, Roger [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/DNZB/alt_EssayBody.asp?essayID=4F15 "Fisher, Archibald Joseph Charles 1896-1959"] in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
*Crippen, J. "A.J.C. Fisher: His Life and Work" in "Home and Building" Volume 27 no. 9, Feb 1965.

References

Persondata
NAME=Fisher, Archibald Joseph Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Archie
SHORT DESCRIPTION=20th century New Zealand artist
DATE OF BIRTH=1921
PLACE OF BIRTH=Dudley, England
DATE OF DEATH=1959
PLACE OF DEATH=Auckland, New Zealand


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