Colin McCahon’s works became some of the most recognisable and celebrated paintings ever to be produced in New Zealand.
Colin Mccahon
Personal details
Full Name:
Colin John McCahon
Lifetime:
1 Aug 1919 – 27 May 1987
Biography
Events In History
27 May 1987
Colin McCahon is regarded as one of New Zealand's greatest painters. A risk-taker and a nonconformist, he engaged with questions of religion, faith and the human condition through his art.
Main image: Angel of the Annunciation by Colin McCahon
Te Papa's mini documentary explains some of the symbology in Colin McCahon's Angel of the Annunciation
