The Us in I

Sat 10 Sep 2016 — Mon 5 Jun 2017

The Us in I — Allan McDonald
4th July Anti Vietnam War Protest, Willis Street. 1972 [What Happened to Freedom?] 2016
courtesy of the artist and Anna Miles Gallery

Exhibition Details

Discover the rich visual qualities, and a range of social events and political ideas, in this selection of photographs of people taken in public spaces around New Zealand. Dating from the 1940s to the 1980s these carefully constructed images reveal the complexities of life in New Zealand during a period marked by both upheaval and optimism.

Part of New Zealand Art: Opening the Past to the Ever-changing Present | Toi Aotearoa: Mai i Mua ki te Ao Hurihuri, a new series of exhibitions drawn from our collection.

Date: Sat 10 Sep 2016 — Mon 5 Jun 2017
Curated by: Julia Waite
Location: Ground level
Cost: Free entry

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Popular Milkbar (now McDonalds) — Popular Milkbar (now McDonalds)

Sharyn Black

Production date

01 Apr 1976

Medium

photograph

Size (h x w)

240 x 163 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010

Accession no

2010/14/144

Popular Milkbar (now McDonalds)

Worser Bay, 1978 — Worser Bay, 1978

Sharyn Black

Production date

1978

Medium

photograph

Size (h x w)

156 x 156 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010

Accession no

2010/14/150

Worser Bay, 1978

Crossing the Manukau Harbour at Mangere Bridge — Crossing the Manukau Harbour at Mangere Bridge

Gil Hanly

Production date

1984

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

298 x 396 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1986

Accession no

1986/22/6

Crossing the Manukau Harbour at Mangere Bridge

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

A Moment of unity before leaving Te Puea Marae

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

Two days rest at Waiomio; watching the evening concert

Mass march from Turangawaewae to Waahi, 15 kilometres — Mass march from Turangawaewae to Waahi, 15 kilometres

Gil Hanly

Production date

1984

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

280 x 405 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1986

Accession no

1986/22/2

Mass march from Turangawaewae to Waahi, 15 kilometres

Arriving at Takaparawha Marae, Orakei, late afternoon, 31 January — Arriving at Takaparawha Marae, Orakei, late afternoon, 31 January

Gil Hanly

Production date

1984

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

290 x 394 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1986

Accession no

1986/22/7

Arriving at Takaparawha Marae, Orakei, late afternoon, 31 January

Day 1 Leaving Turangawaewae, Ngaruawahia — Day 1 Leaving Turangawaewae, Ngaruawahia

Gil Hanly

Production date

1984

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

284 x 391 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1986

Accession no

1986/22/1

Day 1 Leaving Turangawaewae, Ngaruawahia

Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#15) — Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#15)

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

1994/45/15

Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#15)

Eric Lee-Johnson

Morning karakia, Te Kaha-nui-a-tiki marae, Te Kaha Sunday 3rd June 1973 — Morning karakia, Te Kaha-nui-a-tiki marae, Te Kaha Sunday 3rd June 1973

John Miller

Production date

2001

Medium

gelatin silver print toned with gold

Size (h x w)

479 x 483 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2001

Accession no

2001/29/1

Morning karakia, Te Kaha-nui-a-tiki marae, Te Kaha Sunday 3rd June 1973

Auckland Women's Centre, Ponsonby Road — Auckland Women's Centre, Ponsonby Road

Robin Morrison

Production date

1976

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

164 x 230 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1976

Accession no

1977/39/5

Auckland Women's Centre, Ponsonby Road

Procession: Rure Keremeneta's Unveiling, Hiruharama Jerusalem Wanganui River — Procession: Rure Keremeneta's Unveiling, Hiruharama Jerusalem Wanganui River

Anne Noble

Production date

1982

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

216 x 318 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1985

Accession no

1985/4/5

Procession: Rure Keremeneta's Unveiling, Hiruharama Jerusalem Wanganui River

Procession: Rure Keremenata's Unveiling, Wanganui River, Hiruharama (Jerusalem) — Procession: Rure Keremenata's Unveiling, Wanganui River, Hiruharama (Jerusalem)

Anne Noble

Production date

1982

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

318 x 217 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1985

Accession no

1985/4/6

Procession: Rure Keremenata's Unveiling, Wanganui River, Hiruharama (Jerusalem)

Family, Queen Street, Auckland — Family, Queen Street, Auckland

Max Oettli

Production date

1972

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

235 x 358 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1975

Accession no

1975/58/2

Family, Queen Street, Auckland

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

Free apples to school children, May 1944

Inia te Wiata's funeral, Otaki Pa — Inia te Wiata's funeral, Otaki Pa

Ans Westra

Production date

1971

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

174 x 272 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980

Accession no

1980/51/10

Inia te Wiata's funeral, Otaki Pa

Queen's Visit, 1977 — Queen's Visit, 1977

Peter Black

Production date

1977

Medium

selenium-toned gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

161 x 238 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981

Accession no

1981/4/6

Queen's Visit, 1977

Dick Armstrong, Second hand dealer, Dylan and Keir, Jervois Road — Dick Armstrong, Second hand dealer, Dylan and Keir, Jervois Road

Robin Morrison

Production date

1976

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

160 x 230 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1976

Accession no

1977/39/1

Dick Armstrong, Second hand dealer, Dylan and Keir, Jervois Road

Cafe "Four Winds" Auckland — Cafe "Four Winds" Auckland

Max Oettli

Production date

1968

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

161 x 246 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1975

Accession no

1975/58/1

Cafe "Four Winds" Auckland

Watching Miss New Zealand Parade, Cuba Mall — Watching Miss New Zealand Parade, Cuba Mall

Ans Westra

Production date

1971

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

230 x 285 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980

Accession no

1980/52/2

Watching Miss New Zealand Parade, Cuba Mall

Department Store, Auckland — Department Store, Auckland

Max Oettli

Production date

1973

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

195 x 290 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1975

Accession no

1975/58/3

Department Store, Auckland

Queen's visit 1977 — Queen's visit 1977

Sharyn Black

Production date

circa 1977

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

202 x 140 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010

Accession no

2010/14/137

Queen's visit 1977

The view looking north from Ross cemetery — The view looking north from Ross cemetery

Les Cleveland

Production date

1957

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

222 x 273 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1998

Accession no

1998/23

The view looking north from Ross cemetery

Early Settlers Museum, Dunedin — Early Settlers Museum, Dunedin

Ans Westra

Production date

1971

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

203 x 252 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1985

Accession no

1985/5/4

Early Settlers Museum, Dunedin

Subdivision 1966 — Subdivision 1966

Marti Friedlander

Production date

2000

Medium

gelatin silver print, toned with gold

Size (h x w)

479 x 479 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Marti Friedlander, with assistance from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2001

Accession no

2000/28/77

Subdivision 1966

Marti Friedlander

Auckland 1969 — Auckland 1969

Marti Friedlander

Production date

2000

Medium

gelatin silver print, toned with gold

Size (h x w)

478 x 324 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Marti Friedlander, with assistance from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2001

Accession no

2000/28/39

Auckland 1969

Marti Friedlander

Sunday 1969 — Sunday 1969

Marti Friedlander

Production date

2000

Medium

gelatin silver print, toned with gold

Size (h x w)

478 x 323 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Marti Friedlander, with assistance from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2001

Accession no

2000/28/153

Sunday 1969

Marti Friedlander

Norman Kirk's funeral at Saint Paul's Cathedral, Wellington — Norman Kirk's funeral at Saint Paul's Cathedral, Wellington

Ans Westra

Production date

1974

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

218 x 252 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1985

Accession no

1985/5/10

Norman Kirk's funeral at Saint Paul's Cathedral, Wellington

Ruatoria, East Coast, 1984 — Ruatoria, East Coast, 1984

Ans Westra

Production date

1984

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

350 x 300 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1997

Accession no

1997/27/13

Ruatoria, East Coast, 1984

Peter, Jack and Frank, Ponsonby Scrapmetals, Ponsonby Road — Peter, Jack and Frank, Ponsonby Scrapmetals, Ponsonby Road

Robin Morrison

Production date

1976

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

165 x 230 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1976

Accession no

1977/39/4

Peter, Jack and Frank, Ponsonby Scrapmetals, Ponsonby Road

Untitled (Bus) 1979 — Untitled (Bus) 1979

Peter Black

Production date

1979

Medium

selenium-toned gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

155 x 232 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981

Accession no

1981/4/4

Untitled (Bus) 1979

Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#32) — Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#32)

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

1994/45/32

Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#32)

Eric Lee-Johnson

Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#44) — Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#44)

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

1994/45/44

Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#44)

Eric Lee-Johnson

Miner’s Daughter, Denniston, Westland, September 1944 — Miner’s Daughter, Denniston, Westland, September 1944

John Pascoe

Production date

Sep 1944

Medium

photograph

Size (h x w)

187 x 187 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010

Accession no

2010/14/152

Miner’s Daughter, Denniston, Westland, September 1944

During Prince Charles' visit to Waitangirua, Wellington, 1981 — During Prince Charles' visit to Waitangirua, Wellington, 1981

Ans Westra

Production date

1984

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

303 x 304 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1997

Accession no

1997/27/2

During Prince Charles' visit to Waitangirua, Wellington, 1981

Hoani Waititi Marae, Auckland, 1980 — Hoani Waititi Marae, Auckland, 1980

Ans Westra

Production date

1984

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

287 x 303 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1997

Accession no

1997/27/14

Hoani Waititi Marae, Auckland, 1980

Murupara, 1984 — Murupara, 1984

Ans Westra

Production date

1984

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

312 x 303 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1997

Accession no

1997/27/10

Murupara, 1984

Hawthorne and Thistle - remnants of an old orchard, Koiro, Wanganui River — Hawthorne and Thistle - remnants of an old orchard, Koiro, Wanganui River

Anne Noble

Production date

1982

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

133 x 310 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1985

Accession no

1985/4/3

Hawthorne and Thistle - remnants of an old orchard, Koiro, Wanganui River

Upper Reaches, Wanganui River — Upper Reaches, Wanganui River

Anne Noble

Production date

1982

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

232 x 354 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2000

Accession no

2000/3/5

Upper Reaches, Wanganui River

Harris Street, Wellington — Harris Street, Wellington

Sharyn Black

Production date

Unknown

Medium

photograph

Size (h x w)

242 x 174 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010

Accession no

2010/14/151

Harris Street, Wellington

Peggy's Hill, Otago Peninsula — Peggy's Hill, Otago Peninsula

Gary Blackman

Production date

1951

Medium

monochrome photograph

Size (h x w)

158 x 240 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981

Accession no

1981/23/6

Peggy's Hill, Otago Peninsula

Classical music recital, Tukaki wharenui, Te Kaha-nui-a-tiki marae, Te Kaha. Tangata whenua join the hui for performances of oratory and music, Saturday 2nd June 1973 — Classical music recital, Tukaki wharenui, Te Kaha-nui-a-tiki marae, Te Kaha. Tan...

John Miller

On display

Production date

2001

Medium

gelatin silver print toned with gold

Size (h x w)

763 x 610 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2001

Accession no

2001/29/11

Classical music recital, Tukaki wharenui, Te Kaha-nui-a-tiki marae, Te Kaha. Tan...

On display

Porch, Tukaki wharenui. Te Kaha-nui-a-tiki marae, Te Kaha. Mihi Roberts, Brown Rewiti M.P. Eastern Maori and Hone Taiapa. June 1973 — Porch, Tukaki wharenui. Te Kaha-nui-a-tiki marae, Te Kaha. Mihi Roberts, Brown R...

John Miller

Production date

2001

Medium

gelatin silver print toned with gold

Size (h x w)

479 x 483 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2001

Accession no

2001/29/3

Porch, Tukaki wharenui. Te Kaha-nui-a-tiki marae, Te Kaha. Mihi Roberts, Brown R...

Hikoi halted on the bridge at Waitangi — Hikoi halted on the bridge at Waitangi

Gil Hanly

Production date

1984

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

280 x 392 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1986

Accession no

1986/22/17

Hikoi halted on the bridge at Waitangi

Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#17) — Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#17)

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

1994/45/17

Opo: The Hokianga Dolphin (#17)

Eric Lee-Johnson