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Hole of Yellow Archipelago
Hole of Yellow Archipelago

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Hole of Yellow Archipelago

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Robert Ellis: Turangawaewae | A Place to Stand
Robert Ellis: Turangawaewae | A Place to Stand

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Robert Ellis: Turangawaewae | A Place to Stand

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Speed and Flight
Speed and Flight

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Speed and Flight

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Modern School of Paris
Modern School of Paris

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Modern School of Paris

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Doris Lusk: Acrade Awnings
Doris Lusk: Acrade Awnings

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Doris Lusk: Acrade Awnings

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Bauhaus Photography
Bauhaus Photography

Bauhaus Photography

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Te Hei Tiki
Te Hei Tiki

$5 - $7

Te Hei Tiki

$5 - $7

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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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John Weeks: Art in the Archive
John Weeks: Art in the Archive

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John Weeks: Art in the Archive

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Hany Armanious: Artist's Project
Hany Armanious: Artist's Project

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Hany Armanious: Artist's Project

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Towards Auckland: Colin McCahon the Gallery Years
Towards Auckland: Colin McCahon the Gallery Years

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Towards Auckland: Colin McCahon the Gallery Years

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Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue

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Mother Tongue

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Window Work: Graham Fletcher
Window Work: Graham Fletcher

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Window Work: Graham Fletcher

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Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs
Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs

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Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs

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McCahon's Visible Mysteries
McCahon's Visible Mysteries

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McCahon's Visible Mysteries

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Bill Culbert | Slow Wonder
Bill Culbert | Slow Wonder

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Bill Culbert | Slow Wonder

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Tate & Us
Tate & Us

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Tate & Us

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Gordon Walters: New Vision
Gordon Walters: New Vision

Gordon Walters: New Vision

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The Walters Prize 2021
The Walters Prize 2021

FREE

The Walters Prize 2021

FREE

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Richard Lewer: Collective Memory
Richard Lewer: Collective Memory

Richard Lewer: Collective Memory

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The Walters Prize 2018
The Walters Prize 2018

The Walters Prize 2018

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A Pioneering Spirit
A Pioneering Spirit

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A Pioneering Spirit

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The Walters Prize 2014
The Walters Prize 2014

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The Walters Prize 2014

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School Holiday Programme Week 1: Music
School Holiday Programme Week 1: Music

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School holidays at the art Gallery!

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Summer School Holiday Programmes 2023
Summer School Holiday Programmes 2023

9am–3pm

$80 (+booking fees) per child, per day | $350 (+booking fees) per child, 5 days Book now

Embrace the colours and textures of Mexico in this summer school holiday programme - create ceramics, textiles and portraits bursting with colour and fun!

Summer School Holiday Programmes 2023

9am–3pm

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October School Holiday Programmes 2022
October School Holiday Programmes 2022

9am–3pm

$80 (+booking fees) per child, per day | $350 (+booking fees) per child, 5 days Book now

This October school holidays, the Gallery is proud to bring you a hands-on School Holiday Programme. 

October School Holiday Programmes 2022

9am–3pm

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School Holiday Programme Week 2: Music
School Holiday Programme Week 2: Music

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January School Holiday Programmes 2022
January School Holiday Programmes 2022

9am–3pm

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This January school holidays, the Gallery is proud to bring you a hands-on School Holiday Programme. 

January School Holiday Programmes 2022

9am–3pm

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July School Holiday Programmes 2022
July School Holiday Programmes 2022

9am–3pm

$80 (+booking fees) per child, per day | $350 (+booking fees) per child, 5 days Book now

This July school holidays, the Gallery is proud to bring you a hands-on School Holiday Programme. 

July School Holiday Programmes 2022

9am–3pm

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ArtLab – Mix the Rainbow: Colour and Shape
ArtLab – Mix the Rainbow: Colour and Shape

10am – 5pm, every day

FREE

ArtLab – Mix the Rainbow: Colour and Shape

10am – 5pm, every day

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July School Holiday Programmes
July School Holiday Programmes

9am–3pm

$80 (+booking fees) per child, per day | $350 (+booking fees) per child, 5 days Book now

This July school holidays, the Gallery is proud to bring you a hands-on School Holiday Programme. 

July School Holiday Programmes

9am–3pm

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Pop up badge making
Pop up badge making

11am - 2pm daily

FREE

Pop up badge making

11am - 2pm daily

FREE

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Shun-Tien Junior High School Dance Performance
Shun-Tien Junior High School Dance Performance

2pm

As part of Dance Week 2019, Auckland Art Gallery is proud to host Shun-Tien Junior High School dance group visiting from Taiwan to be apart of the Dance Week programme.

 

 

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School Holiday Programmes at the Gallery
School Holiday Programmes at the Gallery

$80 (+booking fees) per child, per day | $350 (+booking fees) per child, 5 days Book now

School holiday programmes with activities inspired by Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art.

School Holiday Programmes at the Gallery

$80 (+booking fees) per child, per day | $350 (+booking fees) per child, 5 days Book now

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SOLD OUT: April School Holiday Programmes at the Gallery
SOLD OUT: April School Holiday Programmes at the Gallery

9am–3pm

$80 (+booking fees) per child, per day | $350 (+booking fees) per child, 5 days Book now

Please note: this programme is now sold out. Check back in June for more school holiday programming. 

School holiday programmes with activities inspired by Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art.

SOLD OUT: April School Holiday Programmes at the Gallery

9am–3pm

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Shun-Tien Junior High School Dance Performance
Shun-Tien Junior High School Dance Performance

2pm

As part of Dance Week 2019, Auckland Art Gallery is proud to host Shun-Tien Junior High School dance group visiting from Taiwan to be apart of the Dance Week programme.

 

 

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Professor Peter O’Connor: Learning To Be Creative
Professor Peter O’Connor: Learning To Be Creative

6pm

Join Head of School, Critical Studies in Education, University of Auckland Professor Peter O’Connor for a talk on learning to be creative. 

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Tū mai hei kaihōpara Matariki | Become a Matariki Explorer
Tū mai hei kaihōpara Matariki | Become a Matariki Explorer

10am - 5pm daily

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Tū mai hei kaihōpara Matariki | Become a Matariki Explorer

10am - 5pm daily

FREE

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Hīkoi to Britomart
Hīkoi to Britomart

Sat & Sun, 2pm | 2pm everyday during school holidays

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

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

Hīkoi to Britomart

Sat & Sun, 2pm | 2pm everyday during school holidays

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The Eye Divine unlocked: An introduction to Indian classical music
The Eye Divine unlocked: An introduction to Indian classical music

3pm

Join Balamohan Shingade, curator ST PAUL St Gallery, and Basant Madhur of Sargam School of Indian Music for an introduction to Indian classical music.

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AUT animated short films
AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

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Enjoy a compilation of some of the best animated short films created in 2016 by School of Art & Design, Digital Design students from Auckland University of Technology.

AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

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AUT animated short films
AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

Enjoy a compilation of some of the best animated short films created in 2016 by School of Art & Design, Digital Design students from Auckland University of Technology.

AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

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The Eye Divine unlocked: Indian classical music and tabla experience
The Eye Divine unlocked: Indian classical music and tabla experience

2pm

Don’t miss a performance by Basant Madhur and students from the Sargam School of Indian Music.

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Japanese Woodblock Workshops
Japanese Woodblock Workshops

FREE, booking is recommended Book now

These July school holidays join us at the Gallery for an exciting hands-on Japanese woodblock printing workshop that has been inspired by our current exhibition, Enchanted Worlds: Hokusai, Hiroshige and the Art of Edo Japan.

Japanese Woodblock Workshops

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The Eye Divine unlocked: Sikh traditions of music and martial arts
The Eye Divine unlocked: Sikh traditions of music and martial arts

2pm

Enjoy an performance of Gurmat Sangeet by Daljeet Kaur and her students from the Rhythm School of Indian Music followed by a performance by the Akal Khalsa Sikh Martial Arts Academy.

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AUT animated short films
AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

Enjoy a compilation of some of the best animated short films created in 2016 by School of Art & Design, Digital Design students from Auckland University of Technology.

AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

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AUT animated short films
AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

Enjoy a compilation of some of the best animated short films created in 2016 by School of Art & Design, Digital Design students from Auckland University of Technology.

AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

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Dr Rick Weiss: The multiple lives of Ramayana
Dr Rick Weiss: The multiple lives of Ramayana

3pm

Free

Dr Rick Weiss, Senior Lecturer, School of Art History, Classics and Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, presents a lecture on Ramayana. 

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AUT animated short films
AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

Enjoy a compilation of some of the best animated short films created in 2016 by School of Art & Design, Digital Design students from Auckland University of Technology.

AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

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Gordon Walters unlocked: Deidre Brown – the influence of Walters on contemporary design
Gordon Walters unlocked: Deidre Brown – the influence of Walters on contemporary...

2pm

Free

Join Professor Deidre Brown (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu) from the School of Architecture at the University of Auckland for her insight into the influence Gordon Walters has had on contemporary design in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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David Maskill: Hyacinthe Rigaud’s portrait of Don Neri Corsini
David Maskill: Hyacinthe Rigaud’s portrait of Don Neri Corsini

1pm

Exhibition entry fee applies

Senior Lecturer, School of Art History, Classics and Religious Studies at Victoria University, David Maskill, discusses the portrait by the Catalan-born, Paris-based, Baroque painter, Hyacinthe Rigaud who specialised in painting the aristocracy.

Artworks

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Charterhouse Schools, Godalming
Charterhouse Schools, Godalming

David Cameron

Production date
1895
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
138 x 90 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1936
Accession no
1936/7/4
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Free apples to school children, May 1944
Free apples to school children, May 1944

John Pascoe

Production date
May 1944
Medium
photograph
Size (h x w)
197 x 186 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/153
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Motorway Schools
Motorway Schools

Julian Dashper

Production date
1980
Medium
7 inch polycarbonate record with cardboard cover, postcard, paper inserts and plastic sleeve
Size (h x w)
186 x 183 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2013
Accession no
C2013/1/12/2/17
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Mission Bay: The Melanesian Mission School House
Mission Bay: The Melanesian Mission School House

Harold Young

Production date
1898
Medium
pen
Size (h x w)
120 x 238 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1935
Accession no
1935/18/6
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Schoolhouse, Niue
Schoolhouse, Niue

Frederick Sears

Production date
1903
Medium
gelatin silver print
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/37/75
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Old Mission School, Three Kings
Old Mission School, Three Kings

Trevor Lloyd

Production date
circa 1924
Medium
drypoint
Size (h x w)
78 x 169 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Connie and Olive Lloyd, 1973
Accession no
1973/7/95
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Saint Matthews Church and school, and Dr Hooper's, Auckland
Saint Matthews Church and school, and Dr Hooper's, Auckland

William Eastwood

Production date
1863
Medium
pencil and wash
Size (h x w)
114 x 182 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr J Eastwood, 1900
Accession no
1900/1/20
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Divided School
Divided School

Peter Peryer

Production date
2009
Medium
inkjet on paper
Size (h x w)
644 x 778 x 2 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2019
Accession no
2018/24/6
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A Schoolgirl
A Schoolgirl

H Linley Richardson

Production date
circa 1921
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
922 x 622 x 55 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr J Stanton, 1922
Accession no
1922/1
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Still life with Bottle, Fruit and Glass. [Verso: Unfinished landscape].
Still life with Bottle, Fruit and Glass. [Verso: Unfinished landscape].

Melvin Day

Production date
1948
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
571 x 396 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Melvin and Oroya Day, 2015
Accession no
2015/25/2
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Carving school, Maraeroa Marae, Porirua, 1981
Carving school, Maraeroa Marae, Porirua, 1981

Ans Westra

Production date
1984
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
305 x 302 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1997
Accession no
1997/27/19
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Te tu a te wahine
Te tu a te wahine

Arnold Manaaki Wilson

Production date
1974
Medium
acrylic on hessian on chipboard
Size (h x w)
2430 x 1223 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from St Stephen's and Queen Victoria Schools Trust Board
Accession no
L2010/12.1-2
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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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Purewa, The Native Boys School and the Barn
Purewa, The Native Boys School and the Barn

Thomas Hutton

Production date
19th century
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
220 x 278 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1939
Accession no
1939/17/8
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Look On That Picture And On This
Look On That Picture And On This

John Blomfield

Production date
1911
Medium
pen
Size (h x w)
250 x 377 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of E Blomfield, 1941
Accession no
1941/4/2
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Landscape
Landscape

Margot Philips

Production date
circa 1955
Medium
oil on card
Size (h x w)
385 x 540 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2021
Accession no
2021/13
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Towers of Charterhouse
Towers of Charterhouse

David Cameron

Production date
1885-1936
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
130 x 84 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1936
Accession no
1936/7/1
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The Ladies' Seminary
The Ladies' Seminary

Anna Pocock

Production date
early 20th century
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
521 x 673 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
MU/265
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Tawera School, Bay of Plenty, 1984
Tawera School, Bay of Plenty, 1984

Ans Westra

Production date
1984
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
276 x 317 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1997
Accession no
1997/27/11
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The Unwilling Pupil
The Unwilling Pupil

Thomas Rowlandson

Production date
1777-1827
Medium
pen and watercolour
Size (h x w)
104 x 75 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/95
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Skish And Splah (A Boarding School)
Skish And Splah (A Boarding School)

Thomas Rowlandson

Production date
1777-1827
Medium
pen and watercolour
Size (h x w)
134 x 93 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/98
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Play-centre weekend, Maraeroa Marae, Porirua, 1980
Play-centre weekend, Maraeroa Marae, Porirua, 1980

Ans Westra

Production date
1984
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
297 x 303 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1997
Accession no
1997/27/9
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Upper Green, Charterhouse, Chapel Front and Cloisters
Upper Green, Charterhouse, Chapel Front and Cloisters

David Cameron

Production date
1894
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
95 x 138 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1936
Accession no
1936/7/2
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The Chapel and Founders Tomb, Charterhouse
The Chapel and Founders Tomb, Charterhouse

David Cameron

Production date
1894
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
131 x 86 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1936
Accession no
1936/7/3
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Detail, Thames North School, Tararu, Front entrance peak
Detail, Thames North School, Tararu, Front entrance peak

John Fields

Production date
26 Jan 1974
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
155 x 222 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1976
Accession no
1976/49/7
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Pas Espagnole
Pas Espagnole

Mary Paterson

Production date
Unknown
Medium
colour lithograph
Size (h x w)
350 x 513 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Accession no
1953/2/80
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Neapolitan schoolmaster
Neapolitan schoolmaster

Giuseppe Costantini

Production date
1873
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
420 x 597 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/77
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Riwaka Wharf and white heron
Riwaka Wharf and white heron

M T Woollaston

Production date
1973
Medium
oil on hardboard
Size (h x w)
1220 x 2745 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1980
Accession no
1980/21
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A Village School
A Village School

Alexander Mann

Production date
1882
Medium
pen and ink
Size (h x w)
184 x 265 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Dr E B Gunson, 1933
Accession no
1933/7/1
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The Schoolmistress's Birthday
The Schoolmistress's Birthday

John Morgan

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
771 x 1016 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1882. Frame sponsored by Alan and Ann Jermaine.
Accession no
M1882/1/2
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