Public lecture | Lindauer centenary: Talks with descendants and relations | Te rautau o Lindauer: He kauhau me ngā uri

Event detail
To mark the centenary of Gottfried Lindauer’s passing on Saturday 13 June, the Gallery will be hosting two very special talks with relatives of Lindauer himself and sitter Paora Tūhaere.
Held in the beautiful Lower Grey Gallery underneath Ngā Taonga Tūturu, which features Lindauer’s paintings, these free talks are not to be missed.
This is a free event for all, no bookings required. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.
About the talks
1pm
Nathan Pōhio, Kairauhī Matua, Toi Māori | Senior Curator, Māori Art and Ngarimu Blair, a member of Paora Tūhaere’s whānau, will discuss one of the portraits of Tūhaere, along with the place of portraiture in tikanga Māori and our exhibition Ngā Taonga Tūturu.
2pm
Jane Davidson-Ladd, Curator of Historical New Zealand Art, is in conversation with Michael Grant, the great-grandson of Lindauer, to further explore Lindauer’s life and legacy
Ā te Hātarei 13 o Hune, hei whakamahara i te rautau o te matenga o Gottfried Lindauer, kua whakaritehia e Toi o Tāmaki e rua ngā kauhau me ētahi o ngā uri o Lindauer rāua ko Paora Tūhaere, tētahi o ngā tauira.
Toro atu ki ēnei kaupapa utukore, ka tū ki te Taiwhanga Grey, kei raro iho i Ngā Taonga Tūturu e whakaatu ana i ngā mahi peita a Lindauer.
Kua tuwhera ēnei kaupapa ki te marea, heoi, me tae wawe mai kia whai wāhi atu.
He kōrero anō mō ngā kauhau
1pm
Ka whakawhiti kōrero a Nathan Pōhio, Kairauhī Matua, Toi Māori, rāua ko tētahi whanaunga o Paora Tūhaere, a Ngarimu Blair, mō tētahi whakaahua o Tūhaere, waihoki te wāhi o ngā whakaahua i roto i ngā tikanga Māori me te whakaaturanga, Ngā Taonga Tūturu.
2pm
Ko Jane Davidson-Ladd, Kairauhī, Toi Puri Mahara nō Aotearoa, rāua ko Michael Grant, te mokopuna tuarua a Lindauer, ka whakawhiti kōrero mō te oranga me ngā tuku ihotanga o Lindauer.
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