Oil paintings by William Hodges RA, exhibition catalogue published as Alexander Turnbull Library Bulletin number 15 (detail)
Press, 20 February 1960
Press Monday 15 February 1960
Christchurch Star Tuesday 9 February 1960
Letter to W. Baverstock from the Chief Librarian The Alexander Turnbull Library, 21 March 1960
This exhibition is now closed
Ten oil paintings by William Hodges were exhibited in New Zealand, courtesy of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, London. This was the first time the paintings had left England for over 200 years and they had never been reproduced.
William Hodges was a draughtsman on Captain Cook's second voyage (1772-1775) and the works were painted in his studio after the voyage.
The paintings were in the general style of English landscape painting and although they had about them a certain grandeur, they were chiefly valued for their historical worth and their association with Cook.
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Date:
February 1960 -
Location:
Robert McDougall Art Gallery - main gallery -
Exhibition number:
9
