Butler,Samuel, Mesopotamia, Forks of thre Rangitata- Registered 26th November, 1860 (Sheep-brand) front cover A Commorative Seminar 19-20 May, 1972. Department of Extension Studies, University of Canterbury (detail)
This exhibition is now closed
This exhibition was organized to coincide with the seminar on Samuel Butler organized by the University of Canterbury’s Department of Extension Studies.
It comprised 45 works and took a detailed look at Samuel Butler the painter. It included photographs of Butler, photographs of Mesopotamia Station which he established, and paintings by others from around the time that Butler lived in New Zealand.
Although Butler’s reputation rests heavily on his satirical writing, this exhibition aimed to show that he was also a painter of considerable ability.
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Date:
15 May – 28 May 1972 -
Location:
Robert McDougall Art Gallery - main gallery -
Exhibition number:
47
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Notes
4 December 1835: Happy Birthday, Mr Butler
Samuel Butler's 1873 self-portrait is one of a number of works that has been identified as needing conservation repairs – as well as a new photograph.