Some Iconic “Inside Middle Earth” Fun for Monday
Although it did not feature in the LoTR films or The Hobbit, this view would still have to be one of the most iconic from inside NZ , aka “Middle Earth”. 😉
It’s of the waterfront at Island Bay, named — you guessed it — for the island, Tapu Te Ranga, which I’ve also seen written as Taputeranga.
The reason it’s so iconic is because the island and the boats form the subject of one of NZ’s most well-loved paintings, Boats, Island Bay (1968), by Rita Angus, 1908 – 1970.
For more information on the painting and Rita Angus, click on: