Melvin Day | |
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Director of the National Art Gallery | |
In office 1968–1978 | |
Preceded by | Stewart Maclennan |
Succeeded by | Luit Bieringa |
Government Art Historian | |
In office 1978–1984 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hamilton, New Zealand | 30 June 1923
Died | 17 January 2016 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 92)
Cause of death | Stroke |
Spouse |
Oroya McAuley
(m. 1952; died 2014) |
Melvin Norman "Pat" Day[1] CNZM (30 June 1923 – 17 January 2016) was a New Zealand artist and art historian.