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The Hustle. New Zealand Police remove protestor at Auckland Airport, 1967.

A 1967 Auckland Airport photograph inspired a new painting of New Zealand Police wearing white summer helmets. Explore the historical scene and the artistic work behind it.

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The Hustle. New Zealand Police remove protestor at Auckland Airport, 1967. - Art goes to War

A Police Headwear Study Inspired by a 1967 Photograph

This short project update describes artwork inspired by a photograph identified in the artist's notes as showing New Zealand Police at Auckland Airport in 1967. The distinctive white summer helmets are the visual focus of the scene.

New project based on 1967 photograph of New Zealand Police wearing their White Summer Helmets, hustling away a bearded protestor at Auckland Airport.New Zealand Police wearing white summer helmets in a photograph from 1967

Related reading and artwork: See the New Zealand Police white summer helmet art print.

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