John Weeks
John Weeks Archive
Artwork Detail
John Weeks was an influential force, both as a teacher and as a painter in the Auckland art scene from the 1930s to the 1960s. He was born in Devonshire and came to NZ at an early age. He studied at Elam School of Fine Arts between 1908 and 1911. Weeks was an extensive traveller, spending time in England, Australia, Europe and North Africa, studying at the Edinburgh College of Arts and Andre L'Hote's Academy in Paris before returning to teach at Elam in 1929.This archive consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, artist materials, works on paper, publications and personal items.
- Title
- John Weeks Archive
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- Unknown
- Credit line
- E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Estate of John Gerrard Francis O'Connor, 2007
- Accession no
- RC2007/8
- Copyright
- Copying restrictions apply
- Department
- Research Library
- Display status
- Not on display
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