[Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard], 1904-1957 :F H [ca 1948-1949]

Reproduction of an illustration of sharks circling around a buoy which bears the initials F H.

The initials are likely to stand for the artist Frances Hodgkins, and the work is likely to be a commentary on the criticism and furore caused by the proposed purchase of Hodgkins' "Pleasure Garden" by the Christchurch City Council.

For Fairburn's opinion of this incident, see his letter of 20 July 1949 to T H (Harry) Scott, reproduced in "Letters of A.R.D. Fairburn", selected and edited by Lauris Edmond (1981), page 191.

Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Physical Description: Photocopy, on sheet 212 x 130 mm.