From an E Mervyn Taylor original print 1954

500mm x 700mm


100% Cotton

Ernest Mervyn Taylor was a wood engraver, painter, illustrator, sculptor and designer, born in Auckland in 1906. In the course of his career as a freelance artist, Mervyn was fascinated in his art with depicting Maori life and legends within his nationalist art movement. His iconographic wood engraving series became one of his most famed series, with each depicting various myths which were beautifully integrated into the whirling and linear engraving.
Ernest Mervyn tea towels are productions drawn from the Te Papa Collections. Each image is sampled and colour tested alongside the original.