Heritage Talk: Back to Blighty – The Expatriate Journeys of Aotearoa New Zealand Artists
In the 1900s many Aotearoa artists travelled to Europe. Art historian Janet Abbott examines why was this so important, what they did there and what happened when they returned.
This illustrated talk will look at artists including Sydney Thompson, Frances Hodgkins, Margaret Stoddart, Charles Goldie, and Cecil and Elizabeth Kelly. It will consider what cultural cringe was and how this shaped the careers of the first generation of Aotearoa born artists.
Free entry
Sunday 19th October at 11am
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Image credit: Sydney Lough Thompson Goon Gutter, Staithes [Gun Gutter] 1911. Oil on canvas board. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased with assistance from the Olive Stirrat bequest, 1991
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