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Brent Harris: The Other Side
Brent Harris: The Other Side

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Brent Harris: The Other Side

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Tira Walsh | Urbanize III
Tira Walsh | Urbanize III

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Tira Walsh | Urbanize III

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Light from Tate: 1700s to Now
Light from Tate: 1700s to Now

Adults $26.50, Concessions $21.50, Members and children 12 & under FREE Book now

Light from Tate: 1700s to Now

Adults $26.50, Concessions $21.50, Members and children 12 & under FREE Book now

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ArtLab | Light and Shadows
ArtLab | Light and Shadows

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ArtLab | Light and Shadows

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Manpower: Myths of Masculinity
Manpower: Myths of Masculinity

FREE

Manpower: Myths of Masculinity

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Romancing the Collection
Romancing the Collection

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Romancing the Collection

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Guide Kaiārahi
Guide Kaiārahi

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Guide Kaiārahi

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NEW DATE | Lecture series: Masters of Light, 1700s to Now (I)
NEW DATE | Lecture series: Masters of Light, 1700s to Now (I)

2–4pm & Wed 31 May 10.30-12.30pm

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Masters of Light, 1700s to Now

Sun 28 May | 2–4pm &

Wed 31 May 10.30-12.30pm

This lecture series explores how light takes centre stage in critically acclaimed paintings, sculptures, photographs, films and installations by ground-breaking artists through the centuries. Note: This lecture will be repeated on Wed 31 May, 10.30-12.30am. Ticket holders can choose which day to attend. 

Day 1 focuses on historical European art and Day 2 on modern and contemporary art, incorporating an Indigenous lens. Presented by four passionate art and design scholars, this series accompanying our current Light from Tate: 1700s to Now exhibition is not to be missed.

Like to attend? Come to both or pick your favourite day. Scroll down for more info on tickets or click here for a programme overview of Day 2 .

Image credit: Johannes Vermeer The Milkmaid 

Note: the artwork above will be discussed in this series, but is currently not on display at Auckland Art Gallery.

 

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Lecture series: Masters of Light, 1700s to Now (II)
Lecture series: Masters of Light, 1700s to Now (II)

10.30am–12.30pm

From $40 Book now

Lecture Series Masters of Light – Day 2

Sun 28 May | 10.30am–12.30pm

This lecture series explores how light takes centre-stage in critically acclaimed paintings, sculptures, photographs, films and installations by ground-breaking artists through the centuries.

Day 1 focuses on historical European art, and Day 2 on modern and contemporary art, incorporating an Indigenous lens. Presented by four passionate art and design scholars, this series accompanying our current Light from Tate: 1700s to Now exhibition is not to be missed.

Like to attend? Come to both or pick your favourite day. Scroll down for more info on tickets or click here for a programme overview of Day 1.

Image credit: Wassily Kandinsky Swinging

 

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Light from Tate Highlights Tour
Light from Tate Highlights Tour

11.15am–12.15pm

General admission $44 ($24 exhibition admission + $20 tour), Concession $40 ($20 exhibition admission + $20 tour), Members $20 (free exhibition admission + $20 tour) Book now

Light from Tate Highlights Tour

11.15am–12.15pm

General admission $44 ($24 exhibition admission + $20 tour), Concession $40 ($20 exhibition admission + $20 tour), Members $20 (free exhibition admission + $20 tour) Book now

Artworks

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Transivimus per ignem et aquam et educes nos in refigerium
Transivimus per ignem et aquam et educes nos in refigerium

Unknown artist

Production date
1652
Medium
engraving
Size (h x w)
368 x 428 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
U/270
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Gladiatore
Gladiatore

Unknown artist

Production date
1787
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
200 x 124 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955
Accession no
1955/36/27
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Cista Bacchica Trovata a Palestrina
Cista Bacchica Trovata a Palestrina

Unknown artist

Production date
1787
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
136 x 203 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955
Accession no
1955/36/29
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St Carlo Borromeo in Adoration
St Carlo Borromeo in Adoration

Unknown artist

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
806 x 666 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1953
Accession no
1953/9
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On display

South Island 5
South Island 5

Margot Philips

On display

Production date
1976
Medium
oil on canvas board
Size (h x w)
785 x 582 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1977
Accession no
C1994/1/34
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The Distant Hills
The Distant Hills

Margot Philips

On display

Production date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas marouflage to masonite
Size (h x w)
830 x 700 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2018
Accession no
C2018/1/9/4
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A Roman Interior
A Roman Interior

Luigi Bazzani

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on panel
Size (h x w)
719 x 534 x 57 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the late James H Coleman, 1929
Accession no
1929/2/5
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Grace
Grace

John Everett Millais

Production date
1891
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1422 x 889 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1925
Accession no
M1925/1
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"Bell Here's the Inkstand"
"Bell Here's the Inkstand"

The Dalziel Brothers John Everett Millais

Production date
1839-1893
Medium
wood engraving
Size (h x w)
159 x 105 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the relatives of Mr T V Gulliver, 1939
Accession no
1939/4/155
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Te Rawhiti
Te Rawhiti

Robert Ellis

Production date
1975
Medium
woodcut
Size (h x w)
585 x 670 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980
Accession no
1980/44/1
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City spanning the canal
City spanning the canal

Robert Ellis

Production date
1964
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
1054 x 600 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1964
Accession no
1964/9/2
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Motorways
Motorways

Robert Ellis

Production date
1969
Medium
screenprint
Size (h x w)
558 x 455 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1970
Accession no
1970/25/1/7
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Turangawaewae Maehe 1983
Turangawaewae Maehe 1983

Robert Ellis

Production date
Mar 1983
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
1720 x 4420 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery to celebrate their 60th anniversary, 2014
Accession no
2014/4
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Human Dignity
Human Dignity

Nigel Brown

Production date
1985
Medium
silkscreen
Size (h x w)
600 x 415 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1985
Accession no
1985/52/2
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Gathering Collecting
Gathering Collecting

Christine Hellyar

Production date
2003
Medium
red feather earring (tuenga telinga), red baize, flax
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2004
Accession no
2004/29/1
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Binding Restricting
Binding Restricting

Christine Hellyar

Production date
2003
Medium
pumice, plaited hibiscus purau, embroidery silks, flax, fibres
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2004
Accession no
2004/29/3
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Women's Work : Women's Skin Scrapers
Women's Work : Women's Skin Scrapers

Christine Hellyar

Production date
1982
Medium
ink
Size (h x w)
500 x 650 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1987
Accession no
1987/44/3
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Fungus and Supplejack Back Scratchers and Fish Bone Back Stabbers
Fungus and Supplejack Back Scratchers and Fish Bone Back Stabbers

Christine Hellyar

Production date
1984
Medium
ink on paper
Size (h x w)
650 x 500 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1987
Accession no
1987/44/5
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Tool Trays
Tool Trays

Christine Hellyar

Production date
1982
Medium
mixed media
Size (h x w)
45 x 800 x 2800 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1982
Accession no
1982/55
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Bird Stones on Sticks
Bird Stones on Sticks

Christine Hellyar

Production date
1982
Medium
wood, stones and string on felt in a wooden tray
Size (h x w)
400 x 400 x 45 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1982
Accession no
1982/55/2
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Low creature rearing its ugly head
Low creature rearing its ugly head

Christine Hellyar

Production date
1979
Medium
low fired clay, driftwood, feathers, calico, thread
Size (h x w)
230 x 400 x 190 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1979
Accession no
1979/62/2
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Flax Beaters
Flax Beaters

Christine Hellyar

Production date
1982
Medium
fired clay, stones and string on knitted flax on felt in a wooden tray
Size (h x w)
400 x 400 x 45 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1982
Accession no
1982/55/5
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Flax Beaters
Flax Beaters

Christine Hellyar

Production date
1982
Medium
fired clay, stone and string on knitted cotton on felt in a wooden tray
Size (h x w)
400 x 400 x 45 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1982
Accession no
1982/55/6
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Moon Stones on Sticks
Moon Stones on Sticks

Christine Hellyar

Production date
1982
Medium
stones, driftwood and string on felt in a wooden tray
Size (h x w)
400 x 400 x 45 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1982
Accession no
1982/55/7
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Disguises
Disguises

Christine Hellyar

Production date
1984
Medium
paper
Size (h x w)
125 x 80 x 6 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, transferred from the E H McCormick Research Library, 2003
Accession no
2003/21/1
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Mrs Cook's Kete - Thought Trays
Mrs Cook's Kete - Thought Trays

Christine Hellyar

Production date
2003
Medium
mixed media
Size (h x w)
95kg
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2004
Accession no
2004/29
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Self portrait of me
Self portrait of me

Una Platts

Production date
circa 1955
Medium
oil on canvas board
Size (h x w)
310 x 240 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Gillian McLaren, 2006
Accession no
2006/15
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Women by Women: Multi Media Exhibition
Women by Women: Multi Media Exhibition

Artstation Claudia Pond Eyley

Production date
Unknown
Medium
Black and white poster on paper
Size (h x w)
304 x 417 mm
Credit line
Women's Art Exhibition Posters, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Juliet Batten, 2008
Accession no
RC2008/4/5
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Letter to CJ Parr from John Barr
Letter to CJ Parr from John Barr

John Barr

Production date
03 Mar 1915
Medium
ink on paper, type-written
Size (h x w)
261 x 210 mm
Credit line
Partridge Correspondence, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2009/2/53
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Empire Art Loan Collections Society Archive
Empire Art Loan Collections Society Archive

John Barr

Production date
1929-1949
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2008/5
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Cape Egmont Lighthouse
Cape Egmont Lighthouse

Charles Tole

Production date
Unknown
Medium
conte
Size (h x w)
303 x 370 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1953
Accession no
1953/11
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Deserted Sheds
Deserted Sheds

Charles Tole

Production date
1946
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
447 x 495 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Auckland Society of Arts, 1948
Accession no
1948/3/1
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Port Moles
Port Moles

Charles Tole

Production date
1969-1972
Medium
oil on hardboard
Size (h x w)
370 x 330 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2013
Accession no
2013/27
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Not on display

Dr Walter Auburn Sotheby Catalogues
Dr Walter Auburn Sotheby Catalogues

Walter Auburn

Production date
1967-1976
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Dr Walter Auburn
Accession no
RC2003/13
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Dr Walter Auburn Catalogues
Dr Walter Auburn Catalogues

Walter Auburn

Production date
1907-1975
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Lore Auburn, 1989
Accession no
RC2001/26
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Spine
Spine

Peter Nicholls

Production date
1986
Medium
Australian hardwood
Size (h x w)
3500 x 2000 x 1900 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1986
Accession no
1986/2/4
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ANZART in Auckland, 1985 Archive
ANZART in Auckland, 1985 Archive
Production date
1981-1985
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2004/2
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Albin Martin Exhibition
Albin Martin Exhibition
Production date
1854-1988
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2001/31
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Alexa Johnston's Correspondence with Artists
Alexa Johnston's Correspondence with Artists
Production date
1978-2001
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2017/1
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Alexis Hunter : Fears / Dreams / Desires Exhibition
Alexis Hunter : Fears / Dreams / Desires Exhibition
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2001/17
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Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin Lindauer Exhibition Visitors Books
Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin Lindauer Exhibition Visitors Books
Production date
19 Nov 2014-12 Apr 2015
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, 2015
Accession no
RC2015/3
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Andy Warhol's Index Book
Andy Warhol's Index Book
Production date
1967
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2007/2
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Anne Kirker Publications
Anne Kirker Publications
Production date
1971-2002
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Ann Kirker, 2003
Accession no
RC2003/9
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Art Instruction Manuals
Art Instruction Manuals
Production date
1910-1966
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of John Perry, 2011
Accession no
RC2011/12
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Art in New Zealand Card Index
Art in New Zealand Card Index
Production date
1928-1946
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2003/8
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Artspace Archive
Artspace Archive
Production date
1986-2005
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Artspace, 2002
Accession no
RC2002/8
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As Good as Gold: Billy Apple Art Transactions, 1981 - 1991 exhibition
As Good as Gold: Billy Apple Art Transactions, 1981 - 1991 exhibition
Production date
1991-1992
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2001/9
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Auckland Academy of Arts Clippings
Auckland Academy of Arts Clippings
Production date
1890
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2002/11
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Auckland Art Gallery Archive
Auckland Art Gallery Archive
Production date
1893-2017
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2015/5
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Auckland Gallery Associates Archive
Auckland Gallery Associates Archive
Production date
1954-1979
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2004/4
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Auckland Society of Arts Exhibition Records
Auckland Society of Arts Exhibition Records
Production date
1873-1980
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2002/12
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Barr Archive on et al.
Barr Archive on et al.
Production date
1902-2004
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Jim Barr and Mary Barr, 2018
Accession no
RC2020/4
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Barr Photo Archive of Artists and Studios
Barr Photo Archive of Artists and Studios
Production date
1972-2018
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Jim Barr and Mary Barr, 2018
Accession no
RC2020/3
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Beryl Grant's David Bomberg Archive
Beryl Grant's David Bomberg Archive
Production date
1958-1991
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Beryl Grant, 1975
Accession no
RC2003/1
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Betty Curnow's Notes on Rita Angus
Betty Curnow's Notes on Rita Angus
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Wystan Curnow, 2009
Accession no
RC2011/3
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Billy Apple's Revealed/ Concealed Exhibition at ACAG, 1979
Billy Apple's Revealed/ Concealed Exhibition at ACAG, 1979
Production date
1979
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2011/14
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Blanche Wormald Papers
Blanche Wormald Papers
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Blanche Wormald Estate, 2004
Accession no
RC2004/5
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Brown & Keith Introduction to New Zealand Painting, 1969
Brown & Keith Introduction to New Zealand Painting, 1969
Production date
1967-1968
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2002/9
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Bruce Barber Archive
Bruce Barber Archive
Production date
1968-2008
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Bruce Barber, 2008
Accession no
RC2009/3
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By the Waters of Babylon : the Art of A. Lois White Exhibition
By the Waters of Babylon : the Art of A. Lois White Exhibition
Production date
1980-1995
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2001/11
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C. F. Goldie Manuscript Notes on Paintings
C. F. Goldie Manuscript Notes on Paintings
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2012/4
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C.F. Goldie - Barr Correspondence and Lists of Works
C.F. Goldie - Barr Correspondence and Lists of Works
Production date
1920-1950
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2002/4
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C.F. Goldie - Cowan Correspondence
C.F. Goldie - Cowan Correspondence
Production date
1935
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2012/5
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C.F. Goldie Sketchbook
C.F. Goldie Sketchbook
Production date
1882-1920
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2002/5
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C.F. Goldie-owned Monographs
C.F. Goldie-owned Monographs
Production date
1843-circa 1940
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Stanley Palmer
Accession no
RC2002/6
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Canterbury Society of Arts Exhibition Records
Canterbury Society of Arts Exhibition Records
Production date
1884-1967
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2002/13
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Charles Tole Archive
Charles Tole Archive
Production date
1901-1985
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Charles Tole Estate, 1988
Accession no
RC2002/7
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Christine Hellyar Artist Books
Christine Hellyar Artist Books
Production date
1984-1991
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Christine Hellyar, 1998
Accession no
RC2003/3
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Claudia Pond Eyley Archive
Claudia Pond Eyley Archive
Production date
circa 1968-2021
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Claudia Pond Eyley, 2021
Accession no
RC2022/1
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Colin McCahon : Gates and Journeys Exhibition
Colin McCahon : Gates and Journeys Exhibition
Production date
1986-1990
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2001/19
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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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Commercial Illustrations
Commercial Illustrations
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2011/8

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