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Text originally created for Toi Te Papa: Art of the Nation exhibition at Te Papa, October 2006 - January 2011.
Otago Peninsula was familiar territory for Colin McCahon, who grew up in Dunedin and later attended art school there.
Otago Peninsula was commissioned by Mario and Hilda Fleischl, early supporters of McCahon. It was his first commission – proof that although some New Zealanders found his art difficult, others were ready to take up its challenge.