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The King to His People. Those of you who are children now will, I hope, retain memories of a day of carefree happiness such as I still have of the day of my grandfather's coronation ... May 12th 1937
- Date
- 1937
- By
- Ellis, Frederick Vincent, 1892-1961
- Reference
- Eph-D-ROYAL-1937-01
- Description
Poster-sized print of an illuminated address by King George VI, particularly addressed to the young people of Commonwealth countries, on the date of his coronation on 12 May 1937. Above the text is a photograph of the Royal Family bordered with a pattern of Maori motifs and carved heads, inside an outer border of rose and thistle derivation. The New Zealand coat of arms is immediately below the photograph.
The remaining text reads "...In the years to come, some of you will travel from one part of the Commonwealth to another, and moving thus within the family circle will meet many whose thoughts are coloured by the same memories, whose hearts unite in devotion to our common heritage. You will learn, I hope, how much our free association means to us, how much our friendship with each other and with all other nations on earth can help the cause of peace and progress ..."
Information from a descendant that this work was designed by Frederick Vincent Ellis 1892-1961 (pers. com. 25 July 2013). The catalogue record for the same item at Owaka Museum Wahi Kahuika suggests that all schools received a copy of this poster.
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Relief print and photolithograph, on sheet 710 x 454 mm.
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Scanned from original
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Ephemera, Relief prints, Group portraits, Illuminations, Relief print and photolithograph, on sheet 710 x 454 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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Ellis, Frederick Vincent, 1892-1961. The King to His People. Those of you who are children now will, I hope, retain memories of a day of carefree happiness such as I still have of the day of my grandfather's coronation ... May 12th 1937. Ref: Eph-D-ROYAL-1937-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/30651693More information can be found in our terms of use.