Partridge Correspondence

Archive Collection Detail

Concerning Partridge's collection of 19th century portraits of Maori, by Gottfried Lindauer. Particularly regarding public reception of the Collection; Partridge's search for biographical information about portrait sitters; arranging the performance of a war dance to be photographed and potentially reproduced by Lindauer; exhibition of ten paintings at St Louis World's Fair, 1904; initial loan in 1913, and subsequent gifting of Collection to Auckland Art Gallery in 1915; organising publication of 'Pictures of Old New Zealand : the Partridge Collection of Maori paintings', James Cowan, 1930

Title

Partridge Correspondence

Artists

H E Partridge, John Logan Campbell, Gottfried Lindauer, James Mackay

Production Date

1896-1930

Linear meters

0.26

Finding aids

Item Level Listing

Credit Line

E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Accession No

RC2009/2

Restriction type

Open Access by Appointment

Copyright

No known copyright restrictions