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Once Upon a Time in Art
Once Upon a Time in Art

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Once Upon a Time in Art

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Bill Culbert
Bill Culbert

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Bill Culbert

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Moenga Roa / Brett Graham
Moenga Roa / Brett Graham

Moenga Roa / Brett Graham

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The Social Life of Things
The Social Life of Things

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The Social Life of Things

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In Shifting Light
In Shifting Light

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In Shifting Light

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Ka kino to pounamu he pounamu onamata
Ka kino to pounamu he pounamu onamata

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Ka kino to pounamu he pounamu onamata

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The Subject in the Land
The Subject in the Land

The Subject in the Land

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Little Miracles
Little Miracles

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Little Miracles

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McCahon's Visible Mysteries
McCahon's Visible Mysteries

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McCahon's Visible Mysteries

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John Ward Knox: Hardly Held Lightly
John Ward Knox: Hardly Held Lightly

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John Ward Knox: Hardly Held Lightly

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Te Wā Tōiri: Fluid Horizons
Te Wā Tōiri: Fluid Horizons

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Te Wā Tōiri: Fluid Horizons

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Painting Nature
Painting Nature

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Painting Nature

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All That Was Solid Melts
All That Was Solid Melts

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All That Was Solid Melts

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Sacred Conversations
Sacred Conversations

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Sacred Conversations

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Monster Field: Surreal by Nature
Monster Field: Surreal by Nature

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Monster Field: Surreal by Nature

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The Enchanted Garden
The Enchanted Garden

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The Enchanted Garden

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Yinka Shonibare MBE
Yinka Shonibare MBE

$7 – $9

Yinka Shonibare MBE

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Temples for the Gods
Temples for the Gods

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Temples for the Gods

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Five Māori Painters
Five Māori Painters

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Five Māori Painters

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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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CULTURAL ID; Marae, Maunga, Motu
CULTURAL ID; Marae, Maunga, Motu

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CULTURAL ID; Marae, Maunga, Motu

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

$5 - $7

Taste: Food and Feasting in Art

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Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue

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Mother Tongue

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Shane Cotton Survey 1993–2003
Shane Cotton Survey 1993–2003

$5 – $7

Shane Cotton Survey 1993–2003

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Mystic Truths
Mystic Truths

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Mystic Truths

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Hidden symbols: decoding vanitas paintings
Hidden symbols: decoding vanitas paintings

12pm

Free

Senior Curator, Mary Kisler looks at the symbolism of the vanitas used by both 17th century painters such as Bourjinon, Collier and Netscher and contemporary New Zealand photographer Fiona Pardington.

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'Once Upon a Time in Art' for 5 year olds
'Once Upon a Time in Art' for 5 year olds

10.30am–12.30pm

CANCELLED

Explore the wonderful new Creative Learning Centre installation, where symbols and characters become the tools to tell stories.

'Once Upon a Time in Art' for 5 year olds

10.30am–12.30pm

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'Once Upon a Time in Art' for 5 year olds
'Once Upon a Time in Art' for 5 year olds

10.30am–12.30pm

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Explore the wonderful new Creative Learning Centre installation, where symbols and characters become the tools to tell stories. 

'Once Upon a Time in Art' for 5 year olds

10.30am–12.30pm

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Ngarino Ellis: Body adornment
Ngarino Ellis: Body adornment

3pm

Free

Join Dr Ngarino Ellis for investigation into the tradition, significance and symbolism behind the body adornments in Lindauer’s portraits of Māori.

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1000 Paper Cranes Challenge
1000 Paper Cranes Challenge

11am–4pm

FREE

1000 Paper Cranes Challenge

11am–4pm

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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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Queer Yarns
Queer Yarns

11am – 4pm

FREE

Queer Yarns

11am – 4pm

FREE

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Valentines Special: lunch-time talk for lovers
Valentines Special: lunch-time talk for lovers

12 – 12.30pm

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Bring your valentine and join Assistant Curator Emma Jameson for a love-themed art talk on one of the most popular works currently on display at Auckland Art Gallery.

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Easy Listening talk: Chloé Quenum *Cancelled*
Easy Listening talk: Chloé Quenum *Cancelled*

6pm

Free entry

Enjoy an after hours talk by French installation and sculptural artist Chloé Quenum.

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SOLD OUT - Death café meet-up and tour
SOLD OUT - Death café meet-up and tour

10am—12.15pm

FREE (Sold out)

Join us for a hosted discussion over coffee and cake about death and dying. Coinciding with the exhibition, All That Was Solid Melts, curated by Juliana Engberg, this event allows you to explore artworks that offer responses to solitude, grief, anxiety, calamity, ideas of time and restoration. 

SOLD OUT - Death café meet-up and tour

10am—12.15pm

FREE (Sold out)

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Lecture series Colin McCahon: Ron Brownson
Lecture series Colin McCahon: Ron Brownson

10.30am–12.30pm

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

Lecture series Colin McCahon: Ron Brownson

10.30am–12.30pm

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

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Ève Chabanon - From Anti Social Social Club to The Surplus
Ève Chabanon - From Anti Social Social Club to The Surplus

6–7pm

Don’t miss this one-off opportunity to join the 2019 Te Whare Hēra international artist in residence, Ève Chabanon for an engaging and illustrated introduction to her current and past projects.

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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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Swinging Sixties in Auckland - How Quant Sparked Our Boutique Culture
Swinging Sixties in Auckland - How Quant Sparked Our Boutique Culture

6—7pm

Members $14, Non-Members $20 Book now

Swinging Sixties in Auckland - how Quant sparked our boutique culture.

In this talk, fashion historian Angela Lassig will chart the rise of boutique culture in the back streets and side alleys of 60s Auckland, exploring the fashion, music and makeup that energised a generation.  

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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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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

Artworks

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Walk This Way
Walk This Way

Chris Heaphy

Production date
1997
Medium
acrylic on board
Size (h x w)
1980 x 2730 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1997
Accession no
C1997/1/14.1-3
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Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary
Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary

Pere Girard

Production date
circa 1470
Medium
tempera and gesso on panel
Size (h x w)
1295 x 609 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1966
Accession no
1966/26
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Visible mysteries no. 1
Visible mysteries no. 1

Colin McCahon

Production date
1968
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on hardboard
Size (h x w)
970 x 1270 x 60 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980
Accession no
1980/14
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Four elements: Yellow and Dark
Four elements: Yellow and Dark

Milan Mrkusich

Production date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
2210 x 685 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Miss L D Gilmour, 1977
Accession no
1977/36/2
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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
1999/24/1
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Jesus Nike
Jesus Nike

Gina Matchitt

Production date
1999
Medium
card, silver, stainless steel and wire
Size (h x w)
105 x 40 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2000
Accession no
C2000/1/19
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Black painting
Black painting

Ralph Hotere

Production date
1964
Medium
acrylic on wood
Size (h x w)
1207 x 1207 x 40 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965
Accession no
1965/24/2
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Tapa'au
Tapa'au

Fatu Feu'u

Production date
1992
Medium
lithograph with wood block
Size (h x w)
540 x 760 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1993
Accession no
1993/28/1
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Quiddities I - X
Quiddities I - X

Julia Morison

Production date
1989
Medium
cibatransparencies
Size (h x w)
980 x 720 x 268 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1991
Accession no
1991/8/1-10
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Boy Am I Scared Eh!
Boy Am I Scared Eh!

Peter Robinson

Production date
1997
Medium
mixed media on paper
Size (h x w)
2770 x 2500 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1997
Accession no
C1997/1/15
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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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Six days in Nelson and Canterbury
Six days in Nelson and Canterbury

Colin McCahon

Production date
1950
Medium
oil on canvas on hardboard
Size (h x w)
885 x 1165 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Colin McCahon through the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1978
Accession no
1978/12
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Verre et Pichet (Glass and Pitcher)
Verre et Pichet (Glass and Pitcher)

Pablo Picasso

On display

Production date
24 Jul 1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
330 x 413 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from the Thanksgiving Foundation, 1999
Accession no
L1999/15
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Pall Mall Cross
Pall Mall Cross

Gina Matchitt

Production date
1999
Medium
card, silver, stainless steel and wire
Size (h x w)
75 x 55 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2000
Accession no
C2000/1/20
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Regionalism
Regionalism

Ema Tavola

Production date
2009
Medium
textile assemblage
Size (h x w)
770 x 1930 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2018
Accession no
2018/32/5
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"Colour Me Fiji: A Customised Sulu Project" series
"Colour Me Fiji: A Customised Sulu Project" series

Ema Tavola

Production date
2005
Medium
cotton, thread
Size (h x w)
760 x 1670 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2018
Accession no
2018/32/1
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Willow Tree
Willow Tree

Rita Angus

Production date
1940
Medium
pen, ink
Size (h x w)
490 x 385 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1970
Accession no
1970/11
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"Colour Me Fiji: A Customised Sulu Project" series
"Colour Me Fiji: A Customised Sulu Project" series

Ema Tavola

Production date
2005
Medium
cotton, thread
Size (h x w)
785 x 1890 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2018
Accession no
2018/32/2
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"Colour Me Fiji: A Customised Sulu Project" series
"Colour Me Fiji: A Customised Sulu Project" series

Ema Tavola

Production date
2005
Medium
cotton, thread
Size (h x w)
770 x 1770 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2018
Accession no
2018/32/3
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"Colour Me Fiji: A Customised Sulu Project" series
"Colour Me Fiji: A Customised Sulu Project" series

Ema Tavola

Production date
2005
Medium
cotton, thread
Size (h x w)
765 x 1875 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2018
Accession no
2018/32/4
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Mask With A Lateral View
Mask With A Lateral View

Richard Killeen

Production date
1985
Medium
watercolour on paper
Size (h x w)
762 x 575 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1987
Accession no
C1994/1/219
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Ancestor-Log
Ancestor-Log

Paul Hartigan

Production date
1985
Medium
enamel on board
Size (h x w)
2035 x 1207 x 25 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1986
Accession no
C1994/1/176
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A Man with a child
A Man with a child

Carlo Ceresa

Production date
circa 1635
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
927 x 844 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1956
Accession no
M1956/3/2
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Sketch
Sketch

Colin McCahon

Production date
1961
Medium
enamel on hardboard
Size (h x w)
609 x 508 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Miss L D Gilmour, 1990
Accession no
1990/1/4
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Twenty-nine
Twenty-nine

Julian Hooper

Production date
2017
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
380 x 310 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2017
Accession no
C2017/1/31/5
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Ideogram
Ideogram

Willi Baumeister

Production date
1937
Medium
serigraph
Size (h x w)
432 x 495 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955
Accession no
1955/24/2
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Field and body suite 5
Field and body suite 5

Marion Borgelt

Production date
1991
Medium
pigment and pastel on paper
Size (h x w)
650 x 515 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1992
Accession no
1992/29/2
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Ringatu/Te Wepu
Ringatu/Te Wepu

Para Matchitt

Production date
2008
Medium
plate steel, industrial paint
Size (h x w)
2370 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2010
Accession no
2010/6/3
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Field and body suite 1
Field and body suite 1

Marion Borgelt

Production date
1991
Medium
pigment and pastel on paper
Size (h x w)
650 x 515 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1992
Accession no
1992/29/1
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Homage to McCahon and Blake
Homage to McCahon and Blake

Pat Hanly

Production date
1972
Medium
intaglio from plaster block with watercolour
Size (h x w)
328 x 283 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1990
Accession no
1991/19/22
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Untitled
Untitled

Giuseppe Romeo

Production date
1986
Medium
acrylic and varnish on cardboard
Size (h x w)
2621 x 455 x 45 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1988
Accession no
C1994/1/268
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Ngatu Tā‘uli
Ngatu Tā‘uli

Kautaha Koka‘anga

Production date
circa 1990
Medium
inner bark of hiapo (paper mulberry), black soot from the burned flesh of tuitui (candlenuts), red/brown pigment from the bark of the koka tree, ‘umea (red soil/clay)
Size (h x w)
6500 x 6040 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Chartwell Gift Collection, 2013
Accession no
2013/19/11
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Faith
Faith

Shane Cotton

Production date
1995
Medium
oil on board (wooden door)
Size (h x w)
810 x 1982 x 35 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1997
Accession no
C1997/1/5
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The Politics Of Naming
The Politics Of Naming

Richard Killeen

Production date
1987
Medium
pencil, acrylic, and collage on aluminium
Size (h x w)
2200 x 2000 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1987
Accession no
C1994/1/217.1-74
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Eureka School
Eureka School

John Reynolds

Production date
1993
Medium
wax crayon, oil stick, graphite and acrylic on board
Size (h x w)
2440 x 8540 x 75 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1993
Accession no
C1994/1/434.1-7
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Armour and the Politics of Difference
Armour and the Politics of Difference

Richard Killeen

Production date
1984
Medium
ink on paper
Size (h x w)
755 x 590 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1987
Accession no
C1994/1/218
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