Harold Septimus Power: A Life in Art Early Life and Education Born on December 31, 1877, in Dunedin, New Zealand, to Peter Power, an Irish-born hatter, and Jane Amers, his Scottish wife. The family migrated to Australia when Harold was six years old. Initially pressured by his father to study veterinary surgery for four years, he pursued his artistic inclinations with the encouragement of Walter Withers. He began his art studies in Adelaide after leaving home as a teenager. Early Career and Artistic Development Exhibited with the Melbourne Art Club in 1899, marking an early ste…