Arthur Dewhurst Riley (18 February 1860 – 29 August 1929) was an English-born

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artist, educationalist and businessman. Riley was an advocate of technical education, and had a significant impact on the provision of technical and vocation education in New Zealand. He graduated from

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in London in 1881, and emigrated to Melbourne. In 1885 he moved to

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to take up a position with the Wellington Education Board. In 1886, he founded the Wellington School of Design, later renamed the Wellington Technical School, and was its director for a number of years.

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1860 births 1929 deaths Alumni of the Royal College of Art New Zealand educators British emigrants to the Colony of New Zealand Artists from the Colony of New Zealand {{NewZealand-artist-stub