John Gully, Painter

Fred McLean, Wellington, 2001.

John Gully was one of the most significant artists of the 19th century in the development of the New Zealand art tradition. Born and raised in Bath, England, Gully was one of those who sought a better life in a recently founded colony on the other side of the world and migrated to New Zealand with his family in 1851.

The result of 25 years of research, this book takes an indepth look at the life of John Gully and his art.