Francis Shurrock Sale Day Hawarden, N. Canterbury 1929. Linocut. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by F.A. Shurrock, 1960
W.A. Sutton Hills and Plains, Waikari 1956. Oil on canvas board. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1989
This exhibition is now closed
Mid twentieth-century artists focus on people working the land
A small exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints with subject matter centred on people involved in primary agricultural production – working the land. The works are by leading mid twentieth-century, mainly Canterbury-based artists: Francis Shurrock, Juliet Peter, Russell Clark, William Sutton, Rita Angus, Olivia Spencer Bower, Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston.
The selection reflects the ways in which New Zealand European artists in this period were seeking out distinctively local content. Together, their works speak of an emerging artistic culture and an increasing sense of local belonging. We also discover stories directly linked to life experience for each of the artists.
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Date:
18 February – 23 October 2017 -
Curator:
Ken Hall -
Exhibition number:
1029
Collection works in this exhibition
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Notes
Harvest
One of my favourite drives in the South Island is along the Motueka Valley Highway past Pangatotara and on to Motueka and Riwaka - not only for the stunning landscape and beautiful Tasman Bay beyond but also for the amazing hop gardens that predominate in the area.
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Another nor’wester descends on Canterbury
Some people fear them, others revel in the unforgiving dry heat – love them or hate them the legendary Canterbury nor'wester is one of the defining features of this region in the summer months and there is a real doozy blowing outside at the moment.