Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
HARRIS, Edwin c.1810–1895
HARRIS, Edwin c.1810–1895
Civil engineer, surveyor, architect, and New Plymouth's first artist. Arrived New Plymouth 1841 to work as draughtsman and surveyor, removed to Nelson c.1860 during the Taranaki war and was visiting page 119 Drawing Master at the Bishop's school there. A lithograph was made after one of his New Plymouth drawings. Represented: Taranaki Museum, Turnbull, Hocken, and the Bett Collection.