Michael SmitherCNZMPainter, printmaker composer and conservationist
Michael Smither is regarded as one of New Zealand's leading realist painters. He is also well known for his sculpture, murals, silk screenprints, for his music and for his environmental work.
In 2005 Michael met Don Tee, of Artrite Screenprinting Ltd, who took on the job of making the screenprints based on his earlier ideas and developments, new editions of earlier work and more recently reproductions of favourite paintings.
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Michael Smither talks about the artist in society and issues of conservation in an article in "Art New Zealand"
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Images in this series are taken from the publication Michael Smither - published in 2004 by Ron Sang with text by Trish Gribben The publication was shortlisted as one of the three finalists in the Illustrative Category of the 2005 Montana Book Awards.
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