New Zealand Art at Te Papa
A survey of Te Papa’s treasure trove of New Zealand art.
Edited by Mark Stocker
Publication date: October 2018
NZ RRP (incl. GST): $75.00
Extent: 376 pages
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 978-0-9941460-3-8
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Te Papa holds New Zealand’s national art collection, whose origins date back to 1865 and the establishment of the then Colonial Museum (later the Dominion and then the National Museum). Built up over the years by a succession of directors and curators, the collection’s 40,000 works track New Zealand history and the art movements within it. In this generous book, Te Papa’s curators and a wide range of other expert art writers showcase the strengths of the New Zealand art collection by discussing around 270 works. From very early colonial work through to recent acquisitions, and including photography, their essays offer insights into the art, the artists and the context and issues that drove them. The book is complemented by biographies of all the featured artists, making it a valuable resource.
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Reviews
This magisterial yet accessible book is also among North & South magazine’s books of the year and has been picked up in several catalogues. It’s had very positive reviews plus we are advertising in NZ Books.
“This is a book to pore over. More than 50 curators and art writers, including the likes of Mary Kisler, Robert Leonard, Gregory O’Brien and Rangihiroa Panoho, discuss 270 artworks in a sweep through New Zealand’s national art collection… Artist bios add to the usefulness and quality of this lavish volume.” North & South Best Books 2018
“… All (the featured artists) are written about by various experts in easy, accessible style and so, with biographies of the artists, a valuable resource that is also a highly enjoyable page-flipping browse has been produced.” Art News New Zealand Summer 2018
“The various artists and paintings have large full-colour illustrations along with clear, descriptive comments, providing insights into the art, the artists and the context and issues that drove them. The book is complemented by biographies of all the featured artists, making it a valuable resource.” National Business Review
Editor Mark Stocker was interviewed on RNZ’s Nine to Noon 14 October.
About the editor
Dr Mark Stocker is an art historian whose research is in late eighteenth to early-mid-twentieth century art, particularly British and New Zealand art and especially sculpture, public monuments and numismatics (coins and medals). He has a broader interest in Victorian and Edwardian art and Art Deco. His current research includes Queen Victoria statuary in New Zealand, the sculpture of Kathleen Scott (widow of Scott of the Antarctic) and New Zealand’s coinage.
