New Zealand: Auckland – Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki

By glenda. Filed in Art, Exhibition, History, Museum, New Zealand, Travel, Walking Tour  |  
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So many of New Zealand’s famous names are unknown in North America. In 1919, the centennial year of artist Colin McCahon’s birth, a huge exhibit of many of his creations was set up in the Auckland Art Gallery. This is one of McCahon’s earlier paintings titled “The first Waterfall” which was painted in 1964. McCahon was a driving force for art in NZ; He helped run the Auckland CityArt gallery, installed exhibitions, taught art classes and painted too. 

 

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