CONTENTS ISSUES 1 - 20
NUMBER 1 / AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1976
Contents
Exhibitions
James Ross, Rodney
Wilson, Roger Collins, Neil Rowe
Ernest Smith Memories of Three New Zealand Expatriate Painters
Hamish Keith Christopher Perkins in New Zealand
Ross Fraser Philip Clairmont: The Anachronism of Visionary Perception
Rodney Wilson Petrus van der Velden: the Marken and Otira Paintings
Daniel Thomas New Zealand Painting and the Benson and Hedges Award
Sale-Room and Notes
NUMBER 2 / OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1976
Contents
Exhibitions
Michael Dunn,
John Tarlton, Rodney
Wilson, R.D.J. Collins,
Neil Rowe
John Tarlton The 'Object' in the Art of Fernand Leger
Rodney Wilson Formal Abstraction in Post-War New Zealand Painting
James Ross A Singular Vision: The Paintings of Tony Fomison
Ross Fraser The Reverend John Kinder: Painter and Photographer
R.D.J. Collins Dunedin in the Eighteen-Nineties
Jane Greenwood Sale-Room
Raymond Ward Letter from Dunedin
NUMBER 3 / DECEMBER/JANUARY 1976/77
Contents
Exhibitions
James Ross,
Denys Trussell, Rodney Wilson
Marti Friedlander, John Tarlton, Denis Glover, John Summers, Frederick Page, Betty Curnow Rita Angus: impressions by some friends
R.D.J. Collins George O'Brien 1822 to 1888
Trevor Bayliss Mileposts and Relationships: World Ceramics from the Auckland Museum
John Tarlton Ancient Maori Kites
James Ross New Zealand Drawings Invitational 1976
Books
New Zealand Potters: Their Work and Words reviewed by Elizabeth Callis
NUMBER 4 / FEBRUARY/MARCH 1977
Contents
Exhibitions
Anthony Green,
Tom Hutchins, Denys
Trussell,
T.L. Rodney
Wilson, R.D.J. Collins and
Neil Rowe
Alan Brunton Art People
Russell Stone Henry Falwasser and the Mangle Press
Jim Barr The Les and Milly Paris Collection
D.R. Simmons The Great New Zealand Myth
E.H. McCormick Wellington: A Chapter in a Visual Autobiography
T .L. Rodney Wilson Notes Toward a Van der Velden Mythology
Jane Greenwood Sale-Room
Books
A History of Building Types by Nikolaus Pevsner reviewed by I.V. Porsolt
Petrus van der Velden by T.L Rodney Wilson reviewed by Brian Muir
Hamada: Potter by Bernard Leach reviewed by Len Castle
The Hutchinson History of the World by J.M. Roberts reviewed by Robert Goodman
NUMBER 5 / APRIL/MAY 1977
Contents
Exhibitions
Anthony Green, Paul
Hewson, Anthony Green
Tim Garrity, R.D.J.
Collins, T.L. Rodney Wilson, and
Martin Edmond
Francis Pound Some Late Signatures of Charles Frederick Goldie
A.L. Taylor Folk Traditions in Maori Art
Wystan Curnow Len Lye at the Govett-Brewster
Ray Thorburn Len Lye at the Govett-Brewster
Books
New Art: Some Recent New Zealand Sculpture and Post-Object Art, edited by Jim Allen and Wystan Curnow reviewed by Anthony Green
Inigo Jones: The Theatre of the Stuart Court by Stephen Orgel and Roy Strong reviewed by I.V. Posolt
Prints & Drawings: A Pictorial History by Gottfried Lindemann and A Treasury Of Great Master Drawings by Colin Eisler reviewed by Hugh Foster
Princes And Artists: Patronage And Ideology At Four Habsburg Courts, 1517-1633 by Hugh Trevor-Roper reviewed by Ernest Smith
NUMBER 6 / JUNE/JULY 1977
Contents
Exhibitions
Michael Dunn,
Ingrid Dubbelt, Walter
Auburn, Denys Trussell,
John Tarlton,
T.L. Rodney Wilson, and Martin Edmond
Hamish Keith Christopher Henry Bower Wright - A Personal Tribute
Peter Ireland The Recent Small Paintings of Jeffrey Harris
Pottery from the Fletcher Brown Built, Pottery Award
Alan Pearson Pearson Abroad
James Ross Philip Trusttum's Paintings of the 'Seventies'
Una Platts The Collection of Dr Neville Hogg
Eric McCormick Omai in Yorkshire
Jane Greenwood Sale-Room
Books
Pablo Ruiz Picasso: A Biography by Patrick O'Brian reviewed by Ross Fraser
Colonial Architecture in New Zealand by John Stacpoole reviewed by I.V. Porsolt
The World of M.C. Escher edited by J.L. Locher reviewed by T.L. Rodney Wilson
NUMBER 7 / SPRING 1977
Contents
Exhibitions
Anthony Green, Leonard
Bell, Terence Hogan, John
Tarlton,
Denys Trussell, Michael
Dunn, Alistair Paterson, John
Caselberg
Denys Trussell Editorial: Landscape, Civilization and New Zealanders
Wystan Curnow Art Places: The New York Scene 1977
Nicholas Spill Opening the New Manawatu Art Gallery
Ernest Smith Proposes a National Art Bank
John Caselberg The Whales' Song, photographs by Ian Macdonald
Artists and The Environment: Barry Brickell; Robin White; Michael Smither; Don Binney; Grahame Sydney; Colin McCahon
Roger Blackley New Light on Alfred Sharpe
Michael Pritchard Auckland: The Aesthetics of an Urban Environment
Books
Juan Gris by Juan Antonio Gaya-Nuno reviewed by Gordon Brown
Mother Earth Manual of Organic Gardening edited by John Bond reviewed by Ian Hamilton
A Sense of Place: the Artist and the American Land by Allan Gussow reviewed by Jillian Smith
NUMBER 8 / SUMMER 1977-78
Contents
Exhibitions
Paul Hewson, John
Tarlton, Leonard Bell, Ross
Fraser,
Wystan Curnow, Neil
Rowe, T.L. Rodney Wilson, John Caselberg
RJS Withers Comment: Victor Papanek and Community Participation in the Created Environment
Denys Trussell The Two Worlds of Omai
John Caselberg Going on Alone: Recent Acquisitions at the Hocken Library
Peter Peryer: The photograph as a portrait of the self
Colin McCahon: His Work Spanning Four Decades
Gordon H. Brown Colin McCahon: A Basis for Understanding
Luit Bieringa There is only One Direction. . . .
John Caselberg Towards a Promised Land
Peter McLeavey When I First Heard Colin McCahon's Name
Brenda Gamble Colin McCahon as Colleague and Friend
Neil Rowe Notes Towards a McCahon ABC
Claudia Eyley Colin McCahon as a Teacher
Tim Garrity Colin McCahon: A Reflection
Wystan Curnow Thinking About Colin McCahon & Barnett Newman
Phillip Wilson The Petroglyphs of Tongaporutu: A Spiritual Pilgrimage
Janet Paul Twelve Watercolours of Glaciers in The Province of Canterbury
Jane Greenwood Saleroom
Books
Omai: Pacific Envoy by E.H. McCormick reviewed by Leonard Bell
Mirror of the Invisible World: Tales From the Khamseh of Nizami reviewed by Maurine Rothschild
Impressionists and Impressionism by Maria and Godfrey Blunden reviewed by Ernest Smith
NUMBER 9 / AUTUMN 1978
Contents
Exhibitions
John Tarlton, Leonard
Bell, Tony Green, Denys Trussell,
Tom Hutchins, John
Caselberg, and
T.L. Rodney Wilson
Wystan Curnow Art Places: The New York Scene 2
Theatre: Not a Bunch of Carmelite Monks: Brian McNeill talks with Raymond Hawthorne
Hugh Foster The Rationale of a Private Collector
The Alexander Turnbull Library and its Pictorial research collections
Anthony Murray-Oliver Alexander Turnbull: Merchant and Collector
J.E. Traue Alexander Turnbull's Library: The Evolution of an Idea 1918-1978
J.E. Traue The National Research Collections: An Idea Realised
Janet Paul The Art Collections in The Alexander Turnbull Library
Sherrah Francis Artists' Papers: Base Material for Art History
John Sullivan The Photograph Collections
John B. Turner The Library as Art Museum
Anthony Murray-Oliver The Turnbull Library and The Public
Michael Dunn The Enigma of Gordon Walters' Art
Books
David Hockney by David Hockney, edited by Nikos Stangos reviewed by Gordon H Brown
The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts, by John Fleming and Hugh Honour reviewed by John MacDonald
Jane Greenwood Sale Room
NUMBER 10 / WINTER 1978
Contents
Exhibitions
Martin Edmond, Stephen
Ellis, Michael Dunn,
Gordon H. Brown, Leonard
Bell, A. Land, Neil
Rowe,
Desmond Kelly, T.L. Rodney
Wilson, Michael
Dunn
Heather Waddell Topics: The Acme Housing Association: An International Artists' Exchange Scheme
Wystan Curnow Art Places: New York & The Toronto Sculpture Conference
Max Gimblett's Works-On-Paper: Wystan Curnow talks to Max Gimblett
Terry Snow Red Mole
M.N. Day Raymond Francis McIntyre 1879-1933
Andrew Martin Some Earlier New Zealand Paintings from the Fletcher Collection
Books
C.F. Goldie (1870-1949) His Life and Painting by Alister Taylor and Jan Glen reviewed by Hugh Foster
Alfred Stieglitz and the American Avant-Garde by WIlliam Innes Homer reviewed by Gordon H. Brown
The Palladian Style in England, Ireland & America by Desmond Guinness and Julius Trousdale Sadler Jr reviewed by I.V. Porsolt
The Turnbull Library Record Volume Eleven, Number One, May 1978 reviewed by E.H. McCormick
NUMBER 11 / SPRING 1978
Contents
Exhibitions
John Tarlton, Denis
Trussell, Leonard Bell, Desmond
Kelly,
Laurence Aberhart, John
Caselberg, Neil Rowe,
and T. L. Rodney Wilson
Wystan Curnow Andrew Drummond, technician of the sacred
Gordon H. Brown The 1978 Benson and Hedges Art Award
Robert-H. Leek John Curry's productions for Auckland's New Independent Theatre
Theatre Reviews
Mike Nicolaidi Pieties by Michael Heath at Circa Theatre
Rob List Suitcases by Bruce Mason at the Company Theatre
Robert-H. Leek Tomorrow will be a Lovely Day by Craig Harrison at Mercury Two
Mike Nicolaidi Circa Theatre at the Crossroads?
Brian McNeill Limbs at full stretch
Diana Ward David Blyth's new film, Angel Mine
Tony Green Colin McCahon's 'Necessary Protection' in Auckland
Gordon H. Brown The Evocative Art of Denys Watkins
Philip Clairmont paints a triptych
Cheryll Sotheran The Later Paintings of William Fox
Books
Images of a House by Robin Morrison reviewed by Marti Friedlander
Women Artists by Karen Petersen and JJ Wilson reviewed by Gillian Chaplin
Gambit: International Theatre Review reviewed by Brain McNeill
NUMBER 12 / WINTER 1979
Contents
Exhibitions
John Tarlton, Stephen
Ellis, Michael Dunn,
Michael Thomas, Neil Rowe and
Francis Pound
Paul Hewson Snaps Gallery and the exhibiting of photographs
Stephen Ellis Ted Bullmore 1933-1978
Roy Cowan The Woodcut and The Linocut
Andrew Martin The Denis Cohn Gallery
Tony Green Allen Maddox in Auckland
William Dart Skin Deep: New Zealand Cinema Comes of Age
Brian McNeill Ian Mullins up at the Mercury
Brian McNeill Bridget Armstrong
Nicholas Spill The Trans-Tasman Tie-Up, or Seven New Zealand Artists at Mildura
Neil Rowe Brent Wong
Books
The Art of the Print by Fritz Eichenberg reviewed by Andrew Bogle
Maori Art of New Zealand by Terence Barrow reviewed by Alan Taylor
Illustrated Encyclopaedia Of World Theatre,
NUMBER 13 / SPRING 1979
Contents
Exhibitions
John Tarlton, Wystan
Curnow, Gordon Brown, Andrew
Martin,
Paul Little, Rhondda
Bosworth, Paul Hewson, Desmond
Kelly,
John Caselberg, Neil Rowe and
Michael Thomas
Paul Hewson The 'coloured' photographs of Megan Jenkinson
Stephen Ellis The Sculptures of Terry Stringer
Wystan Curnow The Sydney Biennale
Mike Nicolaidi John Reid and the Film of Middle Age Spread
Howard McNaughton Arrivals and Departures: The Directorship of the Court Theatre, Christchurch
Brian McNeill The Theatre of Ngaio Marsh
Ian Fraser Some Reflections on Style at Downstage
Ian Scott talks about his Lattice Series
M.N. Day Wilfred Stanley Wallis
Michael Dunn Frozen Flame & Slain Tree
Heather Curnow The New Zealand Paintings of William Strutt
Books
The Sense of Order by E.H. Gombrich reviewed by Michael Dunn
People by Alfred Eisenstadt; Reeling by Pauline Kael reviewed by William Dart
NUMBER 14 / SUMMER 1979-80
Contents
Exhibitions
John Tarlton, Paul
Little, John Tarlton, Tom
Hutchins,
Peter Ireland, Steve
Ellis, Neil Rowe, Michael Thomas
Michael Dunn Henry Fuseli and the British
Colin McCahon and Una Platts Molly Macalister: 1920 to 1979
Three Playwrights: Roger Hall, Joe Musaphia, Brian McNeill
Brian McNeill Sons for the Return Home
Diana Ward Jack Winter's Dream
Andrew Bogle Some Contemporary New Zealand Printmakers and their Processes of Work
Patrick Hanly: a conversation with Hamish Keith
R.H. Thomas Saint Barnabas: the history of Selwyn's private chapel
Books
Charles Blomfield: His Life and Times by Muriel Williams and Pictures of Southern New Zealand by Roger Collins reviewed by Michael Dunn
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: A Biography by B.H. Friedman reviewed by Maurine Rotschild
NUMBER 15 / AUTUMN 1980
Contents
Exhibitions
Gordon H. Brown, Auckland; Neil Rowe, Wellington
John Coley, Christchurch; Peter Leech, Dunedin
Ross Fraser Edith Marion Collier: 1885 to 1964
Paul Little The Aotea Square Water Sculpture
Saul Klein The Emergence of Real Pictures
Andrew Martin Road People of Aotearoa: Paul Gilbert's Photographic Series
Megan Jenkinson Christine Lloyd-Fitt: Images of Reflection and Confrontation
Wystan Curnow Billy Apple: The Given as an Art-Political Statement
Brian McNeill Chris Booth's Design for the Theatre
Rose Duncan The Penrose High School Collection: an experiment in art education
John Caselberg Havens for Art: Nelson, Dunedin and the Growth of Local Art
Richard Nunns The Bishop Suter Memorial Art Gallery
John Caselberg Woollaston: Paintings and Drawings at the Suter
Books
Art of the Pacific reviewed by Terry Stringer
New Zealand Painting Since 1960 by Peter Cape reviewed by Gordon H Brown
NUMBER 16 / WINTER 1980
Contents
Exhibitions
Gordon H. Brown, Auckland; Neil Rowe, Wellington
John Coley, Christchurch; Peter Leech, Dunedin
Peter H. Hughes Regatta: A Photo-Installation by Ron Brownson
Gordon H. Brown Artists as Photographers
George Baloghy Work in Several Dimensions: The Constructions of Neil Dawson
Neil Rowe Gordon Crook
E.H. McCormick Frances Hodgkins: The Path to Impressionism
E.A. Sheppard Five Paintings by Frances Hodgkins
Anne Kirker The Drawings of Frances Hodgkins
Gordon H. Brown The Reputation of Frances Hodgkins
Neil Rowe Twenty-One Sculptors in Masterton
Irene Morris The Auckland City Art Gallery
Books
The Obstacle Race by Germaine Greer reviewed by Paul Little
Super Realism by Edward Lucie-Smith reviewed by Andrew Martin
NUMBER 17 / SPRING 1980
Contents
Exhibitions
Gordon H. Brown, Auckland; Anne
Kirker, Wellington
John Coley, Christchurch
Peter Leech Neil Dawson and Pauline Daly in Washington, D.C.
Sheridan Keith Alternative Art Spaces in Auckland
Tom Hutchins Kolorplaten: An Exhibition of Colour Xerography
Timothy Walker Rooms
Priscilla Pitts Women in the Arts
Rhondda Bosworth Jane Zusters
Leonard Bell Len Lye at the Auckland City Art Gallery
Len Lye 1901-1980
Wystan Curnow Introduction
Max Gimblett In the Presence
John Matthews The New Zealand Collection
Wystan Curnow Len Lye's Sculpture and the Body of His Work
Roger Horrocks The Home-coming
Len Lye No Trouble, an excerpt
Anne Kirker The Early Years in London
Wystan Curnow An Interview with Len Lye
Melvin N. Day Nicholas Chevalier
Books
The Maori in European Art by Leonard Bell reviewed by E.H.McCormick
Indirections: A Memoir by Charles Brasch reviewed by Ross Fraser
Dawn/Water Tesxt by Bill Mnhire Images by Andrew Drummond reviewed by Tony Green
The Art of the Impressionists by Horst Keller reviewed by Hugh Foster
NUMBER 18 / SUMMER 1981
Contents
Exhibitions
Gordon H. Brown, Auckland; Bridie
Lonie, Wellington
John Coley, Christchurch; Peter Leech, Dunedin
Wystan Curnow John Bailey's Wall Drawings
Geoff Chapple The South Pacific Festival of Arts
A Conversation with Jeffrey Harris
Leonard Bell Don Driver: On the Margins
A Conversation with Lois White
Gordon H. Brown John Francis Kavanagh: Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings
Bridget Ikin and Peter Wells Rainbows of the Naive Eye
Ross Fraser A Total Art Experience in the Theatre
William Dart From Scratch's Gung Ho 1,2,3 D
Tim Walker 'Motorway Schools' at 100m2
Books
The Unauthorised Version: A Cartoon History of New Zealand by Ian F. Grant reviewed by Paul Little
The Governor's Gift: The Auckland Public Library 1880 to 1980 by Wynne Colgan reviewed by Rose Duncan
Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective edited by William Rubin reviewed by Andrew Martin
The Complete Guide To Painting & Drawing: Techniques & Materials by Colin Hayes and The Complete Guide To Illustration & Design: Techniques & Materials Edited by Terence Dalley reviewed by Hugh Foster
NUMBER 19 / AUTUMN 1981
Contents
Exhibitions
Gordon H. Brown, Auckland; Anne Kirker, Wellington
Michael Thomas, Christchurch; Peter Leech, Dunedin
Hugh Foster John Reynolds
Some New Realists
Francis Pound Michael Shepherd
Tim Walker Richard McWhannell, Martin Ball, Glenda Randerson and George Baloghy
Ross Fraser Robert Nettleton Field
Peter Leech Milan Mrkusich: The Architecture of the Painted Surface
Rhonnda Bosworth Joe and Christabel Wylie
Elizabeth S. Wilson Edward Fristrom: Interpretations of the Landscape
Gordon H. Brown Vivian Lynn
Geoff Chapple Pleione
The Auckland City Art Gallery Newsletter
Books
Australian Film 1900-1977 by Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper reviewed by William Dart
NUMBER 20 / WINTER 1981
Contents
Exhibitions
Leonard Bell, Auckland; Elva Bett, Wellington
Michael Thomas, Christchurch; Peter Leech, Dunedin
Tim Walker The Auckland City Art Gallery's Modern Prints Sampler
David Callahan Something to do in Auckland on a Sunday Morning
Elizabeth Eastmond Images of Men
Derek Schulz The Paintings of Philip Trusttum
Alistair Paterson Clay Poets: Peter Hawkesby and Denis O'Connor
Francis Pound The Escape from the Frame: Richard Killeen's Cut-Outs
Gordon H. Brown The Paintings of Ross Ritchie
Ross Fraser Victoria Arcade: Some Auckland Painters of the Fin de Siècle
Derek Schulz The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Megan Jenkinson Anne Noble: Landscapes and Portraits
Tony Green Billy Apple's Art for Sale
Rhonnda Bosworth Paul Cullen
The Auckland City Art Gallery Newsletter
Books
Portrait of Frances Hodgkins by E. H.
McCormick reviewed by Michael
Dunn
The Shock of the New by Robert Hughes reviewed
by Ross Fraser
Outlines Of Australian Art: The
Joseph Brown Collection by Daniel Thomas reviewed
by Paul Little