Victor Leonard William Mitchell (8 March 1925 – 6 January 1980) was a notable New Zealand artist and gallery owner. He was born in
Palmerston North
Palmerston North (; , colloquially known as Palmerston or Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatū Plains, the city is near the north bank of the Manaw ...
, New Zealand on 8 March 1925.
The
Lower Hutt War Memorial Library
The Lower Hutt War Memorial Library is a building in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, that houses that city's central library. The public library system of the city of Lower Hutt identifies the library collection within the building as the "War Memorial ...
in
Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt () is a list of cities in New Zealand, city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington#Wellington metropolitan area, Wellington metropoli ...
houses three large, important works by Mitchell that are an integral part of the library's design.
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1925 births
1980 deaths
People from Palmerston North
20th-century New Zealand artists
20th-century New Zealand male artists
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