Arthur Gordon Tovey (1901-1974)

Lived in Napier and Palmerston North when young. Studied at the Wellington Technical College. Moved to London in 1927.

Returning to New Zealand soon after marriage, he found the family home in Plimmerton destroyed by fire. They lived with his parents for a time.

In 1932 he was successful in obtaining a position at the Dunedin School of Art, part of what was then called King Edward Technical College. In 1937 he became head of the relocated School of Art.

In 1946 he was appointed the first supervisor of art and craft for the Department of Education in Wellington.

Herbert Tovey and Max Tovey (c1911-).