John Drawbridge
| John Boys Drawbridge | |
|---|---|
| Born |
27 December 1930 Wellington |
| Died | 24 July 2005 (aged 74) Wellington |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Occupation | painter, printmaker |
| Known for | murals |
John Boys Drawbridge (27 December 1930 – 24 July 2005) was a New Zealand artist, muralist and printmaker. He was famous for his murals in public places: for the foyer of New Zealand House in London in the 1960s, the Beehive in the 1970s, and for the New Zealand Pavilion at Expo 70 in Japan.
He was a tutor in printmaking at the Wellington Polytech School of Design for 25 years. He was out of favour with the Postmodernists in the 1980s and 1990s, but came back into favour.
He lived at Island Bay in Wellington with his artist wife Tanya Ashken; they had two sons, Tony and Cameron. In 1967 there was controversy about his picture of Island Bay which was gifted to Canada. He was born and died in Wellington.
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