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Behold, It Lives! Frankentext! (Or How Textbook Pu.Those artworks not discussed in the four main chapters are illustrated in a section titled ‘Further Works’. It concludes with brief statements by a number of contemporary New Zealand artists who themselves have gained inspiration from European works in our ‘national collection’. None of these would exist today without the generosity and foresight of individual benefactors who gave, and continue to give, works of art to our public institutions.Ĭhapters are organised into four major themes: the function of religious images landscape genre and still life and finally, portraiture. The book begins by giving a brief overview of the inherent struggles in setting up public collections from both an institutional and individual viewpoint. Today, galleries in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Whanganui boast collections in this area.Ī sumptuous hardback Angels & Aristocrats celebrates the past, present and future of these collections, while exploring the stories behind these works of art.Įach of the 400 pages of Angels & Aristocrats is meticulously researched, written and lavishly illustrated. During New Zealand’s early colonial history a strong desire emerged for public collections of European art that imitated the grand collections of Great Britain and Europe.
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