Doris Lusk, 'Two Tides at Onekaka, Nelson' - Print Health and Beauty ka mau i a Māui

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Claire Regnault is Senior Curator New Zealand Histories and Cultures at Te Papa

She specialises in contemporary social history research and collecting to reflect the stories of Māori communities

Doris Lusk, 'Two Tides at Onekaka, Nelson' - Print Health and Beauty ka mau i a MāuiDunedin born artist, Doris Lusk, began her painting career during a time when artists were developing a new landscape iconography, namely by introducing structures such as bridges and railway stations. Her early painting style reflects this new iconography, with a fascination with industrial themes by way of stylisation and exaggeration. She worked alongside a group of upcoming and influential group of New Zealand artists paving way for a new style of