Howard Hinton gifted many works to the Armidale Teachers’ College. The Collection is now in the New England Regional Art Museum. The 15 Murch works in the collection span from 1929 to 1947. Read more about the Howard Hinton Collection.

The Young Bathers 1935, Oil on canvas on board Height: 36.7, Width: 27.6
Gift of Howard Hinton, 1937

Still Life oil on canvas on board Height: 31.6, Width 37.7
Gift of Howard Hinton, 1935

Sunbakers (also known as By the Sea) 1934, oil on canvas Height: 30.0 Width: 45.6
Gift of Howard Hinton, 1938

Gladioli and Lilies 1935, oil on canvas on board Height: 45.3 Width: 40.0
Gift of Howard Hinton, 1936

Girl and Faun n.d., oil on canvas on wood Height: 51.4 Width: 29.5
Gift of Howard Hinton, 1937

Lilies 1929, oil on board Height: 39.1 Width: 29.2
Gift of Howard Hinton, 1936

The Madonna of the Sea 1933, oil on board Height: 37.2 Width: 27.2
Gift of Howard Hinton, 1933

Tulips 1939, oil on canvas on board Height: 39.4 Width: 30.6
Gift of Howard Hinton, 1939

Still Life 1943, oil on board Height: 22.6 Width: 34.1
Gift of Howard Hinton, 1944

A Tropic Pool 1943, oil on canvas Height: 30.0 Width: 37.3
Gift of Howard Hinton, 1943

Rain Northern Territory 1943, oil on board Height: 35.8 Width: 45.7
Gift of Howard Hinton, 1944

Bent Tree 1944, oil on canvas on board Height: 56.5 cm Width: 72.5 cm
Gift of Howard Hinton, 1944
Murch wrote in 1975: “Bent Tree” was an old angophora from the Angophora Reserve at Avalon,
painted when I lived in Newport.
It was an old, almost dying tree wonderfully rejuvenated with the soft rosy foliage of spring.

Camp at the Bridge 1947, Oil on canvas on board Width: 30.5, height: 38.0
Gift of Howard Hinton 1947

On the Beach 1943, oil on board Height: 25.4 Width: 28.5
Gift of Howard Hinton, 1944

Firelight 1947, oil on canvas on board Height: 24.7 Width: 30.1
Gift of Howard Hinton 1947