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Frances Hodgkins: A Painter of Genius
Frances Hodgkins Bridesmaids 1930. Oil on canvas. Collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Lucy Carrington Wertheim, 1948
Film
Past event
Free
Frances Hodgkins caught the spirit of a new age. Today, she is celebrated as one of the most successful expatriate New Zealand artists of the twentieth century.
This 1989 Kaleidoscope portrait mixes archival material with recreations of Hodgkins working in England in the 1940s, her struggles with poverty and health, and even being interviewed by Vogue.
35 mins.
Related
Exhibition
Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys
15 February – 1 June 2020
Celebrating one of New Zealand’s most significant expatriate artists.