Peter McIntyre was a New Zealand painter and author who rose to prominence as a result of artwork produced in his capacity as an official war artist during the Second World War.
McIntyre (right) with Prime Minister Walter Nash in May 1958
McIntyre's portrait of Major General Bernard Freyberg, who selected him to be the official war artist of the 2NZEF
McIntyre's depiction of the airborne attack by German forces at Canea, a city on Crete
McIntyre with Lady Wavell, the wife of General Archibald Wavell, at an exhibition of his work in Cairo, 1941
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, was a British-born New Zealand soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who served as the 7th governor-general of New Zealand from 1946 to 1952.
Bernard Freyberg in 1952
Bernard Freyberg c. 1904. at Te Aro Baths, now the site of The Freyberg Pool
Bernard Freyberg in 1919
Freyberg (right) during the Battle of Crete, May 1941