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Exhibition Catalogues

Exhibition Catalogues

Exhibitions Catalogues

View and download pdfs of exhibition catalogues from as early as 1954.

1965 Contemporary American painting (PDF, 657.63KB)
Contemporary American painting from the James A. Michener Collection, Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania : an exhibition organised by the Auckland City Art Gallery for the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council, March 1965. 5 pages. * Catalogue lists 40 works. * Introductory essay by Richard Hirsch, Director, Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania.
1965 Contemporary painting in Germany (PDF, 2,767.76KB)
Contemporary painting in Germany : an exhibition organised by the Auckland City Art Gallery for the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council, May-August 1965. 16 pages. * Introductory essay by John Anthony Thwaites. * Catalogue lists 65 works, 8 are illustrated. * Biographical notes are included on the artists.
1965 New Zealand painting 1965 (PDF, 2,177.79KB)
New Zealand painting 1965. Auckland City Art Gallery, November 1965. 12 pages. * Introductory essay by Hamish Keith. * Catalogue lists 57 works and provides biographical notes and a reproduction of one of the works of each of the 31 artists.
1965 Contemporary Italian sculpture (PDF, 3,577.51KB)
Contemporary Italian sculpture : a Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council exhibition : Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, September-January, 1965-66. 25 pages. * Introduction by Fortunato Bellonzi. * One work illustrated per sculptor. * 25 sculptors, 30 works listed.
1966 Eight New Zealand artists (PDF, 2,462.41KB)
Eight New Zealand artists : Binney, Ellis, Garrity, Hanly, McCahon, Mrkusich, Ritchie, Twiss. Auckland City Art Gallery, February 1966. 9 pages. * Introductory essay by Hamish Keith. * Biographical information on each artist, including exhibition chronologies. * Catalogue lists 40 works executed in the years just prior to 1966 when the exhibition was held. * One work per artist is illustrated.
1966 Hap Greishaber, woodcuts (PDF, 2,699.95KB)
Hap Greishaber, woodcuts. Auckland City Art Gallery, May 1966. 12 pages. * An exhibition of 34 woodcuts (listed) by German printmaker, Hap Greishaber. * They formed a representative collection dating from 1934-1965. * Artist chronology written by W.S. and L.M. Auburn and essay including a general history of woodcuts by Hamish Keith. * Catalogue illustrated with 5 reproductions and a photograph of the artist. * A 1966 Auckland Festival exhibition.
1966 Recent New Zealand sculpture (PDF, 669.46KB)
Recent New Zealand Sculpture : Auckland City Art Gallery Festival exhibition, May 1966. 4 pages. * Catalogue lists 30 works. * Brief biographies on each of the 11 sculptors and an introduction by Gallery Director Gil Docking are included.
1966 Aspects of Australian painting (PDF, 3,188.76KB)
Aspects of Australian painting: organized by the Auckland City Art Gallery in association with Qantas, November 1966. 16 pages. * Introduction by Gil Docking. * Brief biographical notes provided on the 23 artists represented. * Catalogue lists the 41 works of which 9 are illustrated in black and white.
1966 New Zealand painting 1966 (PDF, 2,247.63KB)
New Zealand painting 1966. Auckland City Art Gallery, November 1966. 16 pages. * Continuing the tradition begun in 1957 of an annual exhibition devoted to contemporary New Zealand painting. * 62 works listed. * Catalogue arranged by city: Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland with introductions to each region's contribution. * Brief biographies supplied for each artist.
1966 Melanesian art (PDF, 779.51KB)
Melanesian art : Auckland City Art Gallery, December 1966. 4 pages. * Melanesian art objects from the collection of Senta Taft of Sydney were exhibited and made available for sale. * Short essay on the art of Melanesia provided by Dr T. Barrow of the Bishop Museum, Honolulu. * No listing of objects and only one work illustrated (cover photo).