“New Zealanders out shopping at DIC” — a pen and wash drawing by Christopher Perkins in 1929. It is included in the memoir by his daughter, “An Artist’s Daughter,” by Jane Garrett. She writes: “Morning tea at the DIC, the big department store on Lambton Quay, was one of our greatest treats, reserved for birthdays and other important celebrations. We thought the pillared and palmy restaurant on the top floor the height of luxury and sophistication.
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75“New Zealanders out shopping at DIC” — a pen and wash drawing by Christopher Perkins in 1929. It is included in the memoir by his daughter, “An Artist’s Daughter,” by Jane Garrett. She writes: “Morning tea at the DIC, the big department store on Lambton Quay, was one of our greatest treats, reserved for birthdays and other important celebrations. We thought the pillared and palmy restaurant on the top floor the height of luxury and sophistication. Press, 20 December 1986, Page 23
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