Obituary: Taupō artist Val Raymond s works spanned culture, history and environment
3 Mar, 2021 08:33 PM
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A photo of Val Raymond taken for the 2017 exhibition and book Broom to Boom: 20 Lives, 20 Years. Photo / Nick Bradford
A photo of Val Raymond taken for the 2017 exhibition and book Broom to Boom: 20 Lives, 20 Years. Photo / Nick Bradford May future generations protect New Zealand s unique heritage of environmental, historical and cultural identity.
That was the fervent wish of well-known, respected and nationally and internationally-recognised Taupō artist Val Raymond, who died unexpectedly on February 19.
A recipient of numerous national art awards and member of and exhibitor with the NZ Academy of Fine Arts, Val spent a lifetime devoted to art and her evolution as an artist was apparent in the range and depth of works she produced throughout a distinguished art career which spanned seven decades.
Photo essay: Joe Biden s long road to the presidency
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By: Tanner Curtis, Antonio de Luca, Thomas Kaplan and Umi Syam When Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, it was a moment of political triumph that had been decades in the making. His long career in public office spanned eight presidents, from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama, but the nation s highest office always eluded him. Now, Biden, 78, finally joins their ranks.
The story begins with an Irish Catholic family in northeastern Pennsylvania. Biden was born in 1942, the eldest son of Joseph Robinette Biden Sr. and Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden. He was also a son of Scranton, Pennsylvania, which would become central to his political identity. The Biden family moved to Delaware when he was 10 years old.
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