Francis Rei Paul Hamon (17 December 1919 – 16 August 2008) was a New Zealand landscape artist. In 1976, his lithograph Jewels of Okarito was presented to Queen Elizabeth II by the New Zealand Government on the occasion of a state visit.
Hamon was born in 1919. He was the son of a white mother and a part-Maori father and grew up in Gisborne, New Zealand.Infanger, Garrick. "Rei Hamon: Pointillism in the New Zealand Bush", The Krakens, 26 June 2015. Retrieved on 9 April 2021.
Career Utilizing a self-taught style of pointillism, Hamon's familiarity with the flora and fauna of the bush grew from the time that he worked splitting posts for sheep pens in the forests of the Urewera area.
Hamon was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to art, in the 1981 New Year Honours. In 2010, a documentary on Hamon premiered, Rei Hamon: Man of Nature.Haddock, Sharon. "LDS Film Fest organizer is expecting thousands", Deseret News, 1979. Retrieved on 9 April 2021.
Personal life Hamon was the oldest of fourteen children and the father of fourteen more.Oman, Richard G. "Rei Hamon", Church News, 22 September 2021. Retrieved on 9 April 2021. Hamon was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
See also Chuck Close Henri-Edmond Cross
References
Further reading Rei Hamon, Artist of the New Zealand Bush, p. 164. Rei Hamon, "Jewels of Okarito," printed by The Thames Star Co., Ltd., Thames, New Zealand.
External links James C. Christensen Greenwich Workshop Biography