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A Pioneering Spirit
A Pioneering Spirit

Free entry

A Pioneering Spirit

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Radical Beginnings
Radical Beginnings

Radical Beginnings

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Seeking Modernity
Seeking Modernity

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Seeking Modernity

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Little Miracles
Little Miracles

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Little Miracles

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Enduring Nature: Hoki Atu Hoki Mai
Enduring Nature: Hoki Atu Hoki Mai

Free entry

Enduring Nature: Hoki Atu Hoki Mai

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The 3rd Auckland Triennial: turbulence
The 3rd Auckland Triennial: turbulence

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The 3rd Auckland Triennial: turbulence

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The Walters Prize 2014
The Walters Prize 2014

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The Walters Prize 2014

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Mystic Truths
Mystic Truths

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Mystic Truths

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Doc Edge Pride presents: The Coming Back Out Ball Movie
Doc Edge Pride presents: The Coming Back Out Ball Movie

3.15pm

$12 + fee Gallery Members, $14 + fee non-Members Buy tickets

In the middle of Australia’s divisive marriage equality vote, Melbourne hosted a gala event to honour and celebrate its LGBTQ+ elders. These are their stories.

Doc Edge Pride presents: The Coming Back Out Ball Movie

3.15pm

$12 + fee Gallery Members, $14 + fee non-Members Buy tickets

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The Corsini Collection Open Lates: SWIDT
The Corsini Collection Open Lates: SWIDT

6–10pm

$25 + booking fee Buy tickets

Perhaps not the chamber music you’d expect to accompany Auckland Art Gallery’s latest exhibition The Corsini Collection: A Window on Renaissance Florence, the live entertainment for this series of Open Lates showcases the talents of some of the new Renaissance people in the local music scene. 

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Doc Edge Presents: Song of Lahore (2015)
Doc Edge Presents: Song of Lahore (2015)

2pm

$5 + booking fee Buy tickets

Documentary following a group of musicians as they travel from their home in Pakistan to New York City to perform at Lincoln Center.

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Mackelvie Society Lectures: Painting as protest in the prisons of the French Revolution
Mackelvie Society Lectures: Painting as protest in the prisons of the French Rev...

7.30 – 8.30pm

Free, Gallery and Mackelvie Society Members only

Senior Curator of International Art, Dr Sophie Matthiesson uncovers the extraordinary story behind a group of well-known landscapes painted on plates by the renowned French landscape and decorative artist Hubert Robert (1733-1808) during his imprisonment as a political suspect during the Terror. Gallery and Mackelvie Society Members only. 

Mackelvie Society Lectures: Painting as protest in the prisons of the French Rev...

7.30 – 8.30pm

Free, Gallery and Mackelvie Society Members only

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BWB Winter Talk Series: The e-Tangata Storytellers
BWB Winter Talk Series: The e-Tangata Storytellers

3pm

Free

The online Sunday magazine e-Tangata tells Māori and Pasifika stories about people and issues of significance to all New Zealanders. The storytellers you’ll meet are Tapu Misa, Dale Husband, Moana Maniapoto, Māmari Stephens and Stacey Morrison. They’ll talk a little about e-Tangata and what they are working to achieve; and they are keen to hear what you would like to read in the future.

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Capoeira Mandinga Aotearoa
Capoeira Mandinga Aotearoa

12pm

Free

Join Capoeira Mandinga Aotearoa for a performance and demonstration in the North Atrium.

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La historia oficial (The Official Story) 1985
La historia oficial (The Official Story) 1985

1pm

This Argentine drama focuses on Alicia, a high school history teacher who is leading a comfortable life with her husband, Roberto, a businessman with ties to the military, and their adopted daughter. 

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After hours talk: Nalini Malani
After hours talk: Nalini Malani

6pm

Free entry

Join visiting contemporary Indian artist Nalini Malani for an illustrated talk on her past and current body of work.

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Auckland Zinefest Market 2017
Auckland Zinefest Market 2017

12–5pm

Free

Auckland Zinefest, the annual non-profit festival celebrating zine culture and all things DIY, returns to Auckland Art Gallery's north atrium.  

Auckland Zinefest Market 2017

12–5pm

Free

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Pasifika Vibes @ MOTAT
Pasifika Vibes @ MOTAT

9am–5pm

Free

We are collaborating with the Museums of Auckland, namely MOTAT, Auckland Museum and New Zealand Maritime Museum, to celebrate Pacific culture, rhythms and flavours with Pasifika Vibes, an event running alongside the annual Pasifika Festival in Western Springs.

Pasifika Vibes @ MOTAT

9am–5pm

Free

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Written on the Wall: Latin American Street Storytellers from Muralismo to Graffiti
Written on the Wall: Latin American Street Storytellers from Muralismo to Graffi...

1pm

Free

Director of the New Zealand Centre for Latin American Studies at The University of Auckland, Dr Walescka Pino-Ojeda presents a lecture 'Written on the Wall: Latin American Street Storytellers from Muralismo to Graffiti'.

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Te Wai o Horotiu Art Hīkoi
Te Wai o Horotiu Art Hīkoi

11am–12.15pm

$25 or $22.50 (special Members price) plus service fees | Under 12s free with accompanying adult Book now

Grab your walking shoes and join one of our kaiārahi/tour guides to explore significant Māori public artworks in the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau.

Te Wai o Horotiu Art Hīkoi

11am–12.15pm

$25 or $22.50 (special Members price) plus service fees | Under 12s free with accompanying adult Book now

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Professional Learning Day for Art Educators
Professional Learning Day for Art Educators

9am—7pm

FREE (limited spots, registration required)

Professional Learning Day for Art Educators

9am—7pm

FREE (limited spots, registration required)

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My Art Collector Series: Collecting Art – An Insider’s View
My Art Collector Series: Collecting Art – An Insider’s View

5.45–7pm

FREE Members-only

Associate Professor Linda Tyler chairs a panel of art pundits, who will give you an insider’s view to collecting art.

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SOLD OUT| Lecture series: How Frida Kahlo and Mexican Modernism thrived
SOLD OUT| Lecture series: How Frida Kahlo and Mexican Modernism thrived

10am—2.30pm

Members $73, Students $48, Non-members $150 (includes a membership) + booking fees

The series of talks explores the cultural and artistic foundations of modern art in Mexico and provides context to the phenomenon of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and their artistic circle. Hear from New Zealand-based Mexican academics, along with a leading expert on expatriatism, and deepen your appreciation of the political and artistic environment in post-Revolution Mexico.

SOLD OUT| Lecture series: How Frida Kahlo and Mexican Modernism thrived

10am—2.30pm

Members $73, Students $48, Non-members $150 (includes a membership) + booking fees

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Pacific Sisters present 'Fresh Flashbacks'
Pacific Sisters present 'Fresh Flashbacks'

Screening Times: 11am–12pm; 12.15pm–1.15pm

FREE

Pacific Sisters present 'Fresh Flashbacks'

Screening Times: 11am–12pm; 12.15pm–1.15pm

FREE

Artworks

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People in the garden
People in the garden

Jeffrey Harris

Production date
1970
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
1219 x 1219 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr Leslie C Lloyd, 1971
Accession no
1971/29/2
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Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#47)
Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#47)

Eric Lee-Johnson

Production date
1955
Medium
gelatin silver print
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Elizabeth Lee-Johnson in memory of Eric Lee-Johnson, 1994
Accession no
1994/45/47
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Not on display

Crossing the Waikato River at Huntly
Crossing the Waikato River at Huntly

Gil Hanly

Production date
1984
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
288 x 396 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1986
Accession no
1986/22/3
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On display

The Sloop Inn, St Ives
The Sloop Inn, St Ives

Christopher Wood

On display

Production date
1926
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
635 x 762 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Lucy Carrington Wertheim, 1948
Accession no
1948/7/42
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Not on display

Children in hot pool, Whakarewarewa (II)
Children in hot pool, Whakarewarewa (II)

C Troughton Clark

Production date
circa 1930
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 1997
Accession no
1997/10/4
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Maoris Plaiting Flax Baskets
Maoris Plaiting Flax Baskets

Gottfried Lindauer

Production date
1903
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
2175 x 2650 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr H E Partridge, 1915
Accession no
1915/2/63
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Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#27)
Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#27)

Eric Lee-Johnson

Production date
1955
Medium
gelatin silver print
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Elizabeth Lee-Johnson in memory of Eric Lee-Johnson, 1994
Accession no
1994/45/27
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Easter Show, Auckland (1)
Easter Show, Auckland (1)

Max Oettli

Production date
1971
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
253 x 202 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Max Oettli, through the Auckland Art Gallery Foundation, 2018
Accession no
2017/12/133
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Whakarewarewa
Whakarewarewa

Josiah Martin

Production date
19th century
Medium
albumen print
Size (h x w)
153 x 206 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1973
Accession no
1973/17/34
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Excursionists at Cascade Cove, "Waikare" Sounds Expedition
Excursionists at Cascade Cove, "Waikare" Sounds Expedition

Thomas Muir

Production date
1901
Medium
albumen
Size (h x w)
142 x 193 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1989
Accession no
1989/55/12
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East frieze  - Women with jugs and bowls led by woman with incense burner
East frieze - Women with jugs and bowls led by woman with incense burner

John Henning

Production date
Unknown
Medium
plaster
Size (h x w)
63 x 240 x 9 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
MU/426/13
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Durham Miner's gala
Durham Miner's gala

Christopher Killip

Production date
1987
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
403 x 506 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1987
Accession no
1987/29/9
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South frieze - Elders, musicians, sacrificial cattle
South frieze - Elders, musicians, sacrificial cattle

John Henning

Production date
Unknown
Medium
plaster
Size (h x w)
61 x 238 x 10 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
MU/426/21
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At the cafe - Maia with guitar
At the cafe - Maia with guitar

Brian Brake

Production date
1955
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
200 x 300 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gifted in memory of Brian Brake, by a friend of the artist, 1989
Accession no
1989/24/2
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The Meke Dance
The Meke Dance

Walter Burton Alfred Burton

Production date
1899
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
140 x 200 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1994
Accession no
1994/43
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East frieze - Marshal and women with jugs and bowls
East frieze - Marshal and women with jugs and bowls

John Henning

Production date
Unknown
Medium
plaster
Size (h x w)
60 x 238 x 10 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
MU/426/18
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Not on display

South frieze - Men with sacrificial cattle
South frieze - Men with sacrificial cattle

John Henning

Production date
Unknown
Medium
plaster
Size (h x w)
60 x 239 x 9 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
MU/426/20
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The bullfight - Jacqueline Roque, Maia, Picasso, Claude and Cocteau
The bullfight - Jacqueline Roque, Maia, Picasso, Claude and Cocteau

Brian Brake

Production date
1955
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
200 x 300 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gifted in memory of Brian Brake, by a friend of the artist, 1989
Accession no
1989/24/8
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Not on display

East frieze - Women with jugs, weavers, marshall, 5 eponymous heroes
East frieze - Women with jugs, weavers, marshall, 5 eponymous heroes

John Henning

Production date
Unknown
Medium
plaster
Size (h x w)
64 x 237 x 11 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
MU/426/17
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Not on display

The Conductor (inspired by the Westminster Glee Singers)
The Conductor (inspired by the Westminster Glee Singers)

C Troughton Clark

Production date
circa 1930
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 1997
Accession no
1997/10/2
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Not on display

Maori wedding, Kaipara
Maori wedding, Kaipara

Enos Pegler

Production date
circa 1895
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
148 x 202 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1990
Accession no
1990/14/31
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Not on display

Children in hot pool, Whakarewarewa (I)
Children in hot pool, Whakarewarewa (I)

C Troughton Clark

Production date
circa 1930
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 1997
Accession no
1997/10/3
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Not on display

Araurua Native Boarding-school, Aitutaki
Araurua Native Boarding-school, Aitutaki

Frederick Sears

Production date
1903
Medium
gelatin silver print
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/37/45
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Cooking breakfast, Whakarewarewa
Cooking breakfast, Whakarewarewa

Josiah Martin

Production date
19th century
Medium
albumen print
Size (h x w)
152 x 207 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1973
Accession no
1973/17/33
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Not on display

Two days rest at Waiomio; watching the evening concert
Two days rest at Waiomio; watching the evening concert

Gil Hanly

Production date
1984
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
278 x 397 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1986
Accession no
1986/22/12
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North frieze - Horsemen
North frieze - Horsemen

John Henning

Production date
Unknown
Medium
plaster
Size (h x w)
62 x 240 x 9 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
MU/426/5
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Not on display

North frieze - Horsemen
North frieze - Horsemen

John Henning

Production date
Unknown
Medium
plaster
Size (h x w)
62 x 236 x 11 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
MU/426/7
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Not on display

Auckland Eviction 1
Auckland Eviction 1

E C Lackland

Production date
12 Oct 1931
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
155 x 203 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/3/1
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North frieze - Horsemen
North frieze - Horsemen

John Henning

Production date
Unknown
Medium
plaster
Size (h x w)
64 x 238 x 10 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
MU/426/6
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Not on display

South frieze - Men with sacrificial cattle
South frieze - Men with sacrificial cattle

John Henning

Production date
Unknown
Medium
plaster
Size (h x w)
61 x 238 x 8 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
MU/426/19
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Not on display

South frieze - Cavalry horsemen
South frieze - Cavalry horsemen

John Henning

Production date
Unknown
Medium
plaster
Size (h x w)
61 x 240 x 10 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
MU/426/27
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A Moment of unity before leaving Te Puea Marae
A Moment of unity before leaving Te Puea Marae

Gil Hanly

Production date
1984
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
395 x 279 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1986
Accession no
1986/22/5
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Not on display

Leaving Waitangi after hours of discussion
Leaving Waitangi after hours of discussion

Gil Hanly

Production date
1984
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
408 x 290 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1986
Accession no
1986/22/19
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Not on display

Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#2)
Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#2)

Eric Lee-Johnson

Production date
1955
Medium
gelatin silver print
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Elizabeth Lee-Johnson in memory of Eric Lee-Johnson, 1994
Accession no
1994/45/2
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Not on display

The Story of the Arawa Canoe
The Story of the Arawa Canoe

Charles F Goldie

Production date
circa 1938
Medium
oil on panel
Size (h x w)
115 x 197 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1994
Accession no
1994/21
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Not on display

The Creche
The Creche

Francis McCracken

Production date
1942
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1276 x 768 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1961
Accession no
1961/28/3
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Max Oettli Photos of Elam Classes 1971-1977
Max Oettli Photos of Elam Classes 1971-1977
Production date
1971-1977
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Max Oettli, 2018
Accession no
RC2022/5

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