HUGHES, Joseph Leonard Wharton

Born Chelleston, Derbyshire, England; son of the vicar there. Took lessons in landscape painting from “an artist of note”. When he was 20 he and a brother arrived in the Bay of Islands: in 1896–99 is listed as living in Kaeo. Moved to Westland and was in Hokitika before 1900 and lived and painted there until 1938. Was listed as Hokitika artist 1924–29 Wise's.