Nugent Herrmann Welch (30 July 1881 – 16 July 1970) was a notable
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
artist. He was born in
Akaroa
Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name. The name Akaroa is Kāi Tahu Māori for "Long Harbour", which would be spelled in standard ...
, New Zealand, in 1881.
He was appointed an
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
in the
1949 King's Birthday Honours for services to art in New Zealand.
References
External links
New Zealand History biography of Nugent WelchArchives New Zealand biography of Nugent Welch
1881 births
1970 deaths
New Zealand artists
New Zealand war artists
People from Akaroa
New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire
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