Fred Leist, Australian Girl. Oil on canvas. Courtesy: the Howard Hinton Collection and New England Regional Art Museum, NSW.

The New England Regional Art Museum presents a new semi-permanent display, Wonders of Hinton.

The Howard Hinton Collection at the New England Regional Art Museum is the result of one of the greatest acts of artistic philanthropy and benefaction in Australian history. Between 1929 and 1948 a collection of over 1000 artworks were donated to the newly constructed Armidale Teachers’ College by the retired shipping agent, Howard Hinton OBE (1866-1948). The collection provides a snapshot into Australian artistic practice in the early twentieth century as well as some insights into this ‘modest and self-effacing’ gentleman who lived in a boarding house in the north shore suburb of Cremorne and is one of the most significant collections of Australian art in regional New South Wales.

Opening Event: Friday 3 February, 6 – 8pm.