Tony Fomison [SEP] date of death
Tony Fomison
Tony Fomison (12 July 1939 – 7 February 1990) was a notable artist in New Zealand. He was an important post-war visual artist in the country and influenced New Zealand art by incorporating elements of narrative and myth into contemporary art.
Background.
Fomison was born in Christchurch and studied at Linwood High School. He studied sculpture at the School of Fine Arts at Canterbury University, where he was taught by Rudi Gopas, and during these early years he continued an interest in archaeology which had
Wellington on the residency developing his contacts with the local Samoan community.
Death.
Fomison died at Waitangi during the commemorations of the 150th anniversary of the signing of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi.
External links.
- Tony Fomison in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa