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John Reynolds: The Violet Hour
John Reynolds: The Violet Hour

John Reynolds: The Violet Hour

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Snake Oil: Chartwell Acquisitions 2002-5
Snake Oil: Chartwell Acquisitions 2002-5

Free entry

Snake Oil: Chartwell Acquisitions 2002-5

Free entry

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Puhoro
Puhoro

FREE

Puhoro

FREE

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The Lamp in My Studio
The Lamp in My Studio

Free entry

The Lamp in My Studio

Free entry

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Whizz Bang Pop
Whizz Bang Pop

Free entry

Whizz Bang Pop

Free entry

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Through the Eyes of Shirin Neshat
Through the Eyes of Shirin Neshat

$5 - $7

Through the Eyes of Shirin Neshat

$5 - $7

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Saints & Seraphs
Saints & Seraphs

Free entry

Saints & Seraphs

Free entry

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Lee Mingwei and His Relations: The Art of Participation
Lee Mingwei and His Relations: The Art of Participation

$10 – $12.50, Members FREE, Children 12 and under FREE Buy tickets

Lee Mingwei and His Relations: The Art of Participation

$10 – $12.50, Members FREE, Children 12 and under FREE Buy tickets

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Taste: Food and Feasting in Art
Taste: Food and Feasting in Art

$5 - $7

Taste: Food and Feasting in Art

$5 - $7

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Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys
Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys

$14, Members and Children 12 & under FREE Book now

Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys

$14, Members and Children 12 & under FREE Book now

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Artist’s Talk – John Reynolds
Artist’s Talk – John Reynolds

2-2:30pm

Don't miss the opportunity to hear John Reynolds discuss his processes and ideas behind his glass painting The Violet Hour.

John Reynolds is well known as one of New Zealand's foremost painters and printmakers who has featured in many key national and international exhibitions and publications on contemporary New Zealand art. He has shown widely throughout the country and been commissioned to produce projects for a wide range of public galleries, private collections and commercial companies.

 

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Members Preview: All That Was Solid Melts
Members Preview: All That Was Solid Melts

5–9pm

FREE (Members only)

We welcome Gallery Members to attend the preview of All That Was Solid Melts on Friday 4 June. The exhibition will be open exclusively to Members from 5–9pm. Join the Membership team and Senior Curator Global Contemporary Art, Juliana Engberg in the café, for a glass of wine and a chance to meet other art lovers (nibbles provided).

Please present your membership card at the front desk to receive a wristband for entry. 

Members Preview: All That Was Solid Melts

5–9pm

FREE (Members only)

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Strike a Pose fashion films: The First Monday in May
Strike a Pose fashion films: The First Monday in May

3–5pm

SOLD OUT

A robe can be an artist’s muse, and intricately designed and beautifully made garments are works of art in their own right. We showcase the art of fashion with a new series of films about the fascinating fashion industry introduced by fashion expert Angela Lassig, who will put modern-day haute couture and street apparel in historic perspective.

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Art Lovers' Film: Caravaggio: The Soul and the Blood
Art Lovers' Film: Caravaggio: The Soul and the Blood

6pm

Members $24.50, General admission $26.50 Book now

for an advance screening of Caravaggio: The Soul and the Blood introduced by Mary Kisler, Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki​.

Art Lovers' Film: Caravaggio: The Soul and the Blood

6pm

Members $24.50, General admission $26.50 Book now

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Studio of St John the Baptist Tour
Studio of St John the Baptist Tour

11am - 12.30pm

Members $22.5, Non-members $25 Buy tickets

Studio of St John the Baptist Tour

11am - 12.30pm

Members $22.5, Non-members $25 Buy tickets

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Art Lovers' Film: Loving Vincent
Art Lovers' Film: Loving Vincent

6pm

SOLD OUT

Film and art convey stories. Art Lovers’ Film brings the two together and adds an extra layer of live storytelling, resulting in an entertaining and edifying night out at the cinema.

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Art Lovers' Film: Gauguin
Art Lovers' Film: Gauguin

6pm

Members $24.50, General admission $26.50 Book now

Film and art convey stories. Art Lovers’ Film brings the two together and adds an extra layer of live storytelling, resulting in an entertaining and edifying night out at the cinema.

Art Lovers' Film: Gauguin

6pm

Members $24.50, General admission $26.50 Book now

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Art Lovers' Films: Kusama – Infinity
Art Lovers' Films: Kusama – Infinity

6pm

Members $24.50, General admission $26.50 Buy tickets

Join us for an advance screening of Kusama – Infinity introduced by art historian Linda Tyler, Associate Professor in Museums and Cultural Heritage at the University of Auckland.

Art Lovers' Films: Kusama – Infinity

6pm

Members $24.50, General admission $26.50 Buy tickets

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Late Night Lego
Late Night Lego

6 – 8.30pm

FREE

Late Night Lego

6 – 8.30pm

FREE

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Art Lovers' Film: Bauhaus Spirit
Art Lovers' Film: Bauhaus Spirit

Talk: 6pm. Film screening: 6.15pm

Members $26, General admission $28 Book now

Art Lovers’ Film presents Bauhaus Spirit, a documentary that celebrates the 100th anniversary of Bauhaus by exploring the history, present and future of the utopian design and architecture school

Art Lovers' Film: Bauhaus Spirit

Talk: 6pm. Film screening: 6.15pm

Members $26, General admission $28 Book now

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Art Lovers' Films: Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Art Lovers' Films: Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

6pm

Members $26, General admission $28 Buy tickets

Join us for an advance screening of Boom for Real, a documentary about one of 80s New York's most charming and hailed (street) art darlings: Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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Art Lovers' Films: At Eternity’s Gate
Art Lovers' Films: At Eternity’s Gate

6pm

Members $24.50, General admission $26.50

Art Lovers’ Film presents At Eternity’s Gate, a film about the life of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (portrayed by Willem Dafoe) during the time he lived in France.

Art Lovers' Films: At Eternity’s Gate

6pm

Members $24.50, General admission $26.50

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Art Lovers' Films: The Price of Everything
Art Lovers' Films: The Price of Everything

6pm

Members $26, General admission $28 Buy tickets

Art Lovers’ Film presents The Price of Everything (2018), a funny, insightful and at times jaw-dropping documentary about the current contemporary art market

Art Lovers' Films: The Price of Everything

6pm

Members $26, General admission $28 Buy tickets

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Children's short film programme
Children's short film programme

11am and 1pm

Free

In conjunction with Alliance Française Auckland we are pleased to screen a compilation of short films courtesy of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival – the world's leading film festival dedicated to short films.

Children's short film programme

11am and 1pm

Free

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Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival: Mau
Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival: Mau

6–7.30pm

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For all you design aficionados out there, we have the movie night of your dreams lined up on 12 May. As part of the Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 2022, we are partnering with Rialto Cinemas Newmarket and Island Magazine to bring you a special screening of Mau (2021), directed by Benjamin & Jono Bergmann.

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French Language Weekend: Children's short films
French Language Weekend: Children's short films

12pm

Free

In conjunction with Alliance Française Auckland we are pleased to screen a compilation of short films courtesy of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival – the world's leading film festival dedicated to short films.

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Children's short film programme
Children's short film programme

11am

Free

Auckland Art Gallery, in partnership with Alliance Française Auckland, is pleased to offer you free animated short film screenings, for children and adults, over the September school holidays.

Children's short film programme

11am

Free

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Lecture series Colin McCahon: Alexa Johnston and Annette McKone
Lecture series Colin McCahon: Alexa Johnston and Annette McKone

10.30am–12.30pm

$37 for Members and $47 for non-Members. Book now

Lecture series Colin McCahon: Alexa Johnston and Annette McKone

10.30am–12.30pm

$37 for Members and $47 for non-Members. Book now

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Children's short film programme
Children's short film programme

11am and 1pm

Free

Auckland Art Gallery, in partnership with Alliance Française Auckland, is pleased to offer you free animated short film screenings, for children and adults, over the September school holidays.

Children's short film programme

11am and 1pm

Free

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Music of the Month
Music of the Month

2–3pm

FREE Book now

Music of the Month

2–3pm

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Artworks

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Clear Glass Stack
Clear Glass Stack

Tony Cragg

Production date
1999
Medium
glass
Size (h x w)
2200 x 1300 x 1400 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the Lyndsay Garland Trust with assistance from the Elise Mourant Bequest, Andrew and Jenny Smith, John Gow and Gary Langsford, and the Graeme Maunsell Trust, 2005
Accession no
2005/29
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Church Window
Church Window

Unknown artist

Production date
1682
Medium
enamel stained glass
Size (h x w)
3098 x 1552 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Dennis Nathan family, 2009
Accession no
2009/25
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Small Glass Pouring Light
Small Glass Pouring Light

Bill Culbert

Production date
1997
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
400 x 400 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2001
Accession no
2001/10/5
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The Red Hat
The Red Hat

Jan Nigro

Production date
1949
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
546 x 444 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1951
Accession no
1951/9
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Ladybug (Pornament)
Ladybug (Pornament)

Hany Armanious

Production date
1993
Medium
plastic bags with plastic found object
Size (h x w)
2100 x 2300 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1994
Accession no
C1994/1/524.1-4
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Crystalline Forms
Crystalline Forms

Robert Jacks

Production date
1980
Medium
watercolour on paper
Size (h x w)
515 x 335 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1988
Accession no
C1994/1/299
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Not on display

Papa Hou [2 - Peacock Cloak]
Papa Hou [2 - Peacock Cloak]

Maureen Lander

Production date
2001
Medium
colour transparencies, fluorescent tubes, Perspex and steel
Size (h x w)
1750 x 590 x 200 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2002
Accession no
2002/4/2
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Twin Infinities
Twin Infinities

Anton Parsons

Production date
2006
Medium
wood, aluminium, acrylic, fluorescent light, fibre glass
Size (h x w)
1855 x 855 x 150 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2006
Accession no
C2006/1/26/1.1-2
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Not on display

Una Platts' New Zealand Art Exhibition Catalogue Archive
Una Platts' New Zealand Art Exhibition Catalogue Archive

Una Platts

Production date
1885-1988
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2005/2
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Vase
Vase

Len Castle

Production date
1953-1954
Medium
salt glazed stoneware, concentrated iron oxide slip
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955
Accession no
1955/53/4
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A section of Something Transparent (please go round the back)
A section of Something Transparent (please go round the back)

Fiona Connor

Production date
2009
Medium
glass, timber, metal and plastic fittings, acrylic, vinyl transfer
Size (h x w)
3200 x 5100 x 300 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2009
Accession no
C2009/1/22.1-13
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Interior IX
Interior IX

Neil Dawson

Production date
1979
Medium
acrylic, wire, nylon
Size (h x w)
154 x 254 x 149 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980
Accession no
1980/15/2
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Vase
Vase

Pat Perrin

Production date
1953-1954
Medium
stoneware
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955
Accession no
1955/53/8
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Papa Kāinga
Papa Kāinga

Para Matchitt

Production date
1987
Medium
wood
Size (h x w)
2800 x 7800 x 7800 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1997
Accession no
1997/21
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Interior: Ripeka Tapu, Rangi Point, Hokianga Harbour
Interior: Ripeka Tapu, Rangi Point, Hokianga Harbour

Laurence Aberhart

Production date
1982
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
193 x 245 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983
Accession no
1983/67/12
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Fuseli Tribute II
Fuseli Tribute II

Andrew McLeod

Production date
2009
Medium
digital inkjet print
Size (h x w)
1320 x 980 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/11/2
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Addons
Addons

Mikala Dwyer

Production date
1995
Medium
gauze fabric and pins
Size (h x w)
440 x 380 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1996
Accession no
C1996/1/7.1-10
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Arrangement of Jugs
Arrangement of Jugs

Frances Hodgkins

Production date
1938
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
457 x 610 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Miss H Ritchie, 1956
Accession no
1956/21
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Castille
Castille

Rob Taylor

Production date
1980
Medium
oil on canvas on hardboard
Size (h x w)
1841 x 1123 x 40 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1984
Accession no
C1994/1/109
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A Place Beyond Belief
A Place Beyond Belief

Nathan Coley

Production date
2012
Medium
illuminated text, scaffolding
Size (h x w)
5000 x 5200 x 5000 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Auckland Contemporary Art Trust, 2019
Accession no
2019/34
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Te Rauparaha Sunday
Te Rauparaha Sunday

Allen Maddox

Production date
1989
Medium
acrylic on paper
Size (h x w)
840 x 600 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2006
Accession no
C2006/1/33/2
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Mir Isse
Mir Isse

Gunter Christmann

Production date
1990
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
2440 x 1675 x 25 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1990
Accession no
1990/47
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Harbour
Harbour

Keith Patterson

Production date
1961
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
1243 x 1395 x 40 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
U/312
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Lintel of an ocean
Lintel of an ocean

Geoff Thornley

Production date
1968-1969
Medium
ink
Size (h x w)
1479 x 717 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr Leslie C Lloyd, 1971
Accession no
1971/29/3/1-3
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Auckland (Model)
Auckland (Model)

Gavin Hipkins

Production date
1998
Medium
C-type colour photographic print
Size (h x w)
600 x 400 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the Graeme Maunsell Trust, 2002
Accession no
2002/14/3
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Babich Vineyards
Babich Vineyards

Marti Friedlander

Production date
Unknown
Medium
black and white proof sheet
Size (h x w)
203 x 254 mm
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from the Gerrard and Marti Friedlander Charitable Trust, 2002
Accession no
RC2007/11/8/207
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Papa Hou [6 - Kereru Cloak]
Papa Hou [6 - Kereru Cloak]

Maureen Lander

Production date
2001
Medium
colour transparencies, fluorescent tubes, Perspex and steel
Size (h x w)
1750 x 590 x 200 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2002
Accession no
2002/4/6
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The Bosom of Abraham
The Bosom of Abraham

Michael Parekōwhai

On display

Production date
1999
Medium
ink on lightbox
Size (h x w)
1300 x 220 x 80 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/24/2
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Gates of the Goddess - a southern crossing attended by the Goddess
Gates of the Goddess - a southern crossing attended by the Goddess

Vivian Lynn

Production date
1986
Medium
damaged tapa cloth, hair and acrylic paint
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1986
Accession no
1986/23/6
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Narcissus (Plunge)
Narcissus (Plunge)

James Ross

Production date
1985
Medium
oil on wood (oil on board)
Size (h x w)
2780 x 2145 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1985
Accession no
C1994/1/168.1-2
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Overseas terminal
Overseas terminal

C G R Ward

Production date
Unknown
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
382 x 290 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/131
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Strut
Strut

Christopher Braddock

Production date
1995
Medium
enamel paint, custom wood
Size (h x w)
1788 x 127 x 388 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/27
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Painted plank 5
Painted plank 5

Ian McMillan

Production date
1984
Medium
oil on wood panel
Size (h x w)
1833 x 300 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1984
Accession no
1984/18/1
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Spacific Plastics
Spacific Plastics

Bill Culbert

Production date
2001
Medium
Tupperware, fluorescent tubes, brackets
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2009
Accession no
C2009/1/10
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Cascade
Cascade

Bill Culbert

Production date
1986
Medium
plastic bottles, fluorescent tubes
Size (h x w)
1524 x 2438 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1988
Accession no
1988/6/2
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Light Source
Light Source

Philip Clairmont

Production date
1978
Medium
oil and acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
1620 x 940 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1978
Accession no
1978/29
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Colin McCahon Artist Files
Colin McCahon Artist Files
Production date
1952-23 Dec 2015
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2015/6
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E H McCormick Papers
E H McCormick Papers
Production date
1890-1991
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Linda Gill, 2015
Accession no
RC2015/4
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Fiona Connor Archive
Fiona Connor Archive
Production date
2007-2020
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki (see archive item details for credit lines specific to each deposit)
Accession no
RC2013/4
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Harvey Benge Photobooks
Harvey Benge Photobooks
Production date
1993-2020
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Harvey Benge, 2015
Accession no
RC2015/2
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Ilse von Randow's 'Auckland City Art Gallery Curtains', 1957-8 Archive
Ilse von Randow's 'Auckland City Art Gallery Curtains', 1957-8 Archive
Production date
1957-1958
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Douglas Lloyd Jenkins, 2012
Accession no
RC2013/2
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John Weeks Archive
John Weeks Archive
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1
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Juliet Batten Archive
Juliet Batten Archive
Production date
1976-2022
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Juliet Batten, 2009
Accession no
RC2009/7
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Marti Friedlander Archive
Marti Friedlander Archive
Production date
1955-2017
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from the Gerrard and Marti Friedlander Charitable Trust, 2002
Accession no
RC2007/11
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Pat Hanly Journal
Pat Hanly Journal
Production date
1960-1970
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2011/11
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Pat Hanly Scrapbook
Pat Hanly Scrapbook
Production date
1952-1990
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2011/10
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Roger Collins Frances Hodgkins Postcard Collection
Roger Collins Frances Hodgkins Postcard Collection
Production date
circa 1900-circa 1940
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Roger Collins, 2017
Accession no
RC2017/4
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Una Platts' New Zealand Art Exhibition Catalogue Archive
Una Platts' New Zealand Art Exhibition Catalogue Archive
Production date
1885-1988
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2005/2

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