Arthur Gordon Tovey (1901–1974) (known as Gordon Tovey) was a notable New Zealand artist, art teacher and administrator, educationalist , and writer.
9-1838: [REDACTED] Look up Tovey in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. This article is about the surname. For the American village, see Tovey, Illinois . For the artillery battery, see Tovey Battery . For the University of Edinburgh chair, see Tovey Professor of Music . Tovey is the surname of: Arthur Gordon Tovey (1901–1974), New Zealand artist Bramwell Tovey (born 1953), British conductor and composer Brian Tovey (1926–2015), British intelligence analyst Cameron Tovey (born 1985), Australian former basketball player Donald Francis Tovey (1875–1940), British musical analyst, musicologist Doreen Tovey (1918–2008), English writer Eric Tovey, British midget wrestler professionally known as Lord Littlebrook Frank Tovey (1956–2002), British musician Geoffrey Tovey (1916–2001), physician specializing in hematology Jason Tovey (born 1989), Welsh rugby union player Jessica Tovey (born 1987), Australian actress John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey (1885–1971), British admiral in World War II, also known as Jack Tovey John Tovey (restaurateur) , British restaurateur and chef Mark Tovey (born 1955), retired South African footballer Neil Tovey (born 1962), South African football player Noel Tovey (born 1934), Australian dancer and actor Richard Tovey (1930–2002), Australian cricketer Roberta Tovey (born 1953), English actress Russell Tovey (born 1981), English actor Wilson Tovey (1874–1950), English cricketer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
18-401: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Tovey [REDACTED] Look up Tovey in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. This article is about the surname. For the American village, see Tovey, Illinois . For the artillery battery, see Tovey Battery . For the University of Edinburgh chair, see Tovey Professor of Music . Tovey
27-451: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Arthur Gordon Tovey He was born in Wellington , New Zealand in 1901, the son of Arthur Oliver Tovey, a telegraphist, and Catherine Jane (Youmans) Tovey. His aunt was the painter Charlotte Youmans . He studied art at Wellington Technical College . He started exhibiting in 1922, and in 1924 he took a job as an artist with
36-1299: Is the surname of: Arthur Gordon Tovey (1901–1974), New Zealand artist Bramwell Tovey (born 1953), British conductor and composer Brian Tovey (1926–2015), British intelligence analyst Cameron Tovey (born 1985), Australian former basketball player Donald Francis Tovey (1875–1940), British musical analyst, musicologist Doreen Tovey (1918–2008), English writer Eric Tovey, British midget wrestler professionally known as Lord Littlebrook Frank Tovey (1956–2002), British musician Geoffrey Tovey (1916–2001), physician specializing in hematology Jason Tovey (born 1989), Welsh rugby union player Jessica Tovey (born 1987), Australian actress John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey (1885–1971), British admiral in World War II, also known as Jack Tovey John Tovey (restaurateur) , British restaurateur and chef Mark Tovey (born 1955), retired South African footballer Neil Tovey (born 1962), South African football player Noel Tovey (born 1934), Australian dancer and actor Richard Tovey (1930–2002), Australian cricketer Roberta Tovey (born 1953), English actress Russell Tovey (born 1981), English actor Wilson Tovey (1874–1950), English cricketer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
45-407: The surname Tovey . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tovey&oldid=1198739753 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
54-407: The surname Tovey . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tovey&oldid=1198739753 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
63-594: The Railways Advertising Branch. This work took him to London, where some of his posters for the Southern Railway Posters won praise. In 1930, following his marriage, he moved back to New Zealand, and two years later he began teaching art at the Dunedin School of Art at King Edward Technical College . He rose to be head of the school in 1937 and became known for innovative programs integrating
72-557: The South Pacific (1959) and The arts of the Maori (1961). He retired in 1966, returning to painting and writing full-time. During this period, he published an epic poem, The Twice Born Seed . He died in Wellington. In 1930, he married London-born Heather Campbell, and they had one child. She had been secretly fostered, with no birth registration, and discovered only late in life that her parents were Grace Blundell Maple (sole heir to
81-745: The visual and performing arts. His students in this period included Colin McCahon and Doris Lusk . During World War II, he worked on camouflage. In 1943, he became a full-time art lecturer at Dunedin Training College, where he again introduced educational innovations. In 1946, he was appointed the first supervisor of art and craft for the Wellington Department of Education. He was particularly interested in fostering understanding of, and education in, Maori arts, crafts, music, and mythology, and he wrote two books on these subjects, Art and Craft for
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