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The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū is excited to announce the upcoming opening of “Gathered Voices: Highlights from The Fletcher Trust Collection.” This wonderful exhibition showcases some of the finest artworks from one of the country’s most ...

Treasure trove: Authors Mansfield and Baxter among rare books for sale 7 May, 2021 05:27 AM 3 minutes to read A first edition of Moses Harris' The Aurelian, 1776, from the library of Lawrence Baigent and Robert Erwin, is among the books being sold through an online auction by Webb's. Photo / Supplied A first edition of Moses Harris' The Aurelian, 1776, from the library of Lawrence Baigent and Robert Erwin, is among the books being sold through an online auction by Webb's. Photo / Supplied Jane Phare is a senior business reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjane.phare@nzme.co.nz A visit to a Sou...

Rita Angus, An Artist's Life Along with the works of Colin McCahon and Toss Wollaston, Angus' oil and water colours are considered among the most important in the development of twentieth-century New Zealand art. She was a pioneer of modern painting during the 1930s and 1940s and during the century since her birth works such as  Central Otago (1940) and Portrait of Betty Curnow  (1941-42) have become national icons. Although Angus is now one of Aotearoa’s best-loved painters, the story of her life remained little known and poorly understood before Jill Trevelyan's acclaimed and revelato...

Article – Howard Davis Rita Angus, An Artist’s Life Along with the works of Colin McCahon and Toss Wollaston, Angus’ oil and water colours are now considered among the most important in the development of twentieth-century New Zealand art.She was a pioneer of modern painting during the 1930s and 1940s and over one hundred years since her birth, works such as  Central Otago (1940) and Portrait of Betty Curnow  (1941-42) have become national icons. Although Angus has become one of Aotearoa’s best-loved painters, the story of her life remained little known and poorly understood befor...