Philip Robert Presants was a chromolithographer, designer and painter in New Zealand. He became Chief Artist of The Press in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was heavily involved in the New Zealand International Exhibition, as a member of the Decorative Committee and the Fine Arts Committee. He also designed the programme booklet and exhibited his own work. He died in 1942 in London.
Presants, Philip Robert, 1867–1942. Chromolithograph on cover of Weekly Press, 1902. Alexander Turnbull Library
Presants, Philip Robert, 1867–1942. Letterhead paper from Norwich, England. Personal collection J.A. Heyes
Presants, Philip Robert, 1867–1942: The fernery. [1906]. [Ephemera relating to exhibitions in New Zealand in 1906–1907, including the New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch]. Ref: Eph-B-EXHIBITION-1906-01-04. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22703589
Presants, Philip Robert, 1867–1942: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. Calendar 1899. Ref: Eph-F-SHIP-1899. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22830327
International Exhibition (1906)
The New Zealand International Exhibition opened on 1 November 1906 in Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand. Nearly two million people visited the exhibition during the next few months.
Main building
Chromolithograph of the Exhibition Buildings in Hagley Park by Philip Robert Presants
Plan of the Exhibition Buildings in Hagley Park
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