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    David Cook

    Aotearoa New Zealand, b.1959

    Cathedral Interior

    • 1984
    • Photograph
    • Purchased, 1987
    • 367 x 253mm
    • 89/53:14-20
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    Tags: arches, bags (costume accessories), buildings (structures), chairs (furniture forms), churches (buildings), furniture, interior, monochrome, people (agents), religious buildings, signs (declatory or advertising artifacts), stripes, sunglasses, women (female humans), words

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    Exhibition History

    David Cook Not Scotland. Photograph. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū; purchased, 1987 (detail)  
    Downtown Christchurch: Photographs by David Cook
    Image: uploads/2022_07/89_535E14-20.jpg

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    Notes
    Spotting Dad

    Spotting Dad

    When Caroline first found out about the David Cook: Meet Me in the Square exhibition through the Gallery's Facebook page before it opened, she had an inkling that she might see her father in the show.

    Artist interview
    The significance of everyday things

    The significance of everyday things

    During the winter of 1984 my mother, father and I packed an overnight bag and climbed into Dad’s Hillman Hunter. I was five years old and, as far as I could remember, it was the first time we’d ever ventured outside of Blenheim.

    Continued

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    A stroll down memory lane. . .

    A stroll down memory lane. . .

    Karen Cunningham found out her photo was in the David Cook: Meet Me in the Square exhibition when a resident at Edith Cavell Home and Hospital brought it to her attention during a weekly game of housie.

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    Catch the Bus Into Town

    Catch the Bus Into Town

    Megan made a special trip to the David Cook: Meet Me in the Square exhibition last week after seeing a photograph in The Press of her and her friend at the Cathedral Square bus stop, taken in 1984.

    Notes
    Sisters Growing Up in Christchurch

    Sisters Growing Up in Christchurch

    Since the exhibition David Cook: Meet Me in the Square opened at 209 Tuam Street, the Gallery's Visitor Hosts have spoken to several people who either appear in the photographs themselves or have a personal story to share about a particular photograph in the show.

    Article
    Meet Me in the Square

    Meet Me in the Square

    The first thing you notice, even before the pageboy haircuts and oversized plastic spectacles, is the absence of smiles. The unhappiness in the eyes of the average Cantabrian snapped on these grey, chilly streets seems palpable. Even the Christ's College cadet, cradling a rifle as part of soldiery drill, looks ready to turn the gun on himself. In 1983, the year when David Cook began a pro­ject to explore his hometown, a camera as his compass, most locals look distinctly brassed off.

    Continued

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    Meet Me in the Square

    Meet Me in the Square

    Now's a good time to make Friends with the Gallery. We're offering Friends 20%* off our new book of photographs of 1980s Christchurch by David Cook.

    Exhibition
    David Cook: Meet Me in the Square

    David Cook: Meet Me in the Square

    Cathedral Square, Centennial Pool, Lancaster Park, schoolboys, punks, nuns – a photographic journey through 1980s Christchurch.

    Collection
    Chancery Lane, Christchurch, NZ

    James Fitzgerald Chancery Lane, Christchurch, NZ

    Exhibition
    Downtown Christchurch: Photographs by David Cook

    Downtown Christchurch: Photographs by David Cook

    Collection
    Boys’ Brigade Marches Past The Governor General, Cathedral Square

    David Cook Boys’ Brigade Marches Past The Governor General, Cathedral Square

    Collection
    Cathedral Square

    David Cook Cathedral Square

    Collection
    It’s More Fun To Compete

    David Cook It’s More Fun To Compete

    Collection
    Boys’ Brigade And Old Man, Cathedral

    David Cook Boys’ Brigade And Old Man, Cathedral

    Collection
    International Day For Nuclear Disarmament, Cathedral Square

    David Cook International Day For Nuclear Disarmament, Cathedral Square

    Collection
    Queen’s Birthday 21 Gun Salute, Hagley Park

    David Cook Queen’s Birthday 21 Gun Salute, Hagley Park

    Collection
    Statue of J. R. Godley, Founder of Canterbury, Cathedral Square

    David Cook Statue of J. R. Godley, Founder of Canterbury, Cathedral Square

    Collection
    After The Game

    David Cook After The Game

    Collection
    Graduates At The Old University (Arts Centre)

    David Cook Graduates At The Old University (Arts Centre)

    Collection
    Petitioners, Chancery Arcade

    David Cook Petitioners, Chancery Arcade

    Collection
    Royal Visit, Cathedral Square

    David Cook Royal Visit, Cathedral Square

    Collection
    Woman and Mannequin. Chancery Arcade

    David Cook Woman and Mannequin. Chancery Arcade

    Collection
    Funeral In The Cathedral

    David Cook Funeral In The Cathedral

    Collection
    Not Scotland

    David Cook Not Scotland

    Collection
    Woman and Queen, Chancery Arcade

    David Cook Woman and Queen, Chancery Arcade

    Collection
    Chancery Lane

    Eleanor Hughes Chancery Lane

    Collection
    DIC Beaths Winter Fashion Parade

    David Cook DIC Beaths Winter Fashion Parade

    The former DIC Beaths department store was converted into the former Christchurch Bus Exchange on the corner of Cashel and Colombo Streets.

    Collection
    Newspaper Seller, Hereford Street

    David Cook Newspaper Seller, Hereford Street

    Collection
    University Capping Day Parade Cathedral Square

    David Cook University Capping Day Parade Cathedral Square

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