Tattoo artists

Date: 1832 - 1890 - 1827 - 1891 - 1828

From: Various artists :[Proofs and related pictorial material for illustrations to John White's Ancient history of the Maori (Wellington, 1891)] 1832, 1890

By: Boscawen, John Hugh, 1851-1937; Earle, Augustus, 1793-1838

Reference: A-274-045

Description: Head and shoulders frontal portrait of a Northland tattooer. He has short hair, moko, and a kiwi feather cloak fastened on his right shoulder, and wears two huia feathers in his hair A copy by John Hugh Boscawen of an aquatint, the frontispiece in Narrative of a nine months residence in New Zealand by Augustus Earle (London, Longman, 1832). The copyist has added feathers to the subject's hair and changed a woven flax cloak to a kiwi feather cloak. Other Titles - Aranghie John Hugh Boscawen Inscriptions: Verso - in blue pencil: Proofs for Mr Craig Earle was in New Zealand for six months, 1827-1828 and met 'Aranghie' or Rangi in the Bay of Islands Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, on sheet 225 x 148 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives -.

Date: 4, 7 Dec 2007 - 04 Dec 2007 - 07 Dec 2007

From: Studio La Gonda - a large format legacy oral history project

By: Adams, Mark Bentley, 1949-

Reference: OHInt-1002-01

Description: Interview with Mark Adams, born in Linwood in 1949. Talks about his family background and both his father and grandfather being photographers. Reminisces on growing up in the beach suburb of Brighton, disliking school, and his high school art teacher Digby Graham who "saved his life". Comments on attending Ilam art school (University of Canterbury) where his teachers included Tom Taylor, Don Peebles, Doris Lusk and Eileen Mayo, and deciding he wanted to do photography. Mentions the pop culture, art scene, drug use and counter culture in Christchurch at the time. Describes his first cameras, a box brownie (1966-1968) and then a Kodak Retina. Refers to using a 35mm Pentax at university, as well as a 4x5 inch Linhof plate camera from 1968. Mentions going to Sydney in 1973 and buying his own 4x5 Linhof camera, Schneier lens and Kinderman 4/5 enlarger. Comments on meeting Theo Schoon in Sydney. Talks about moving to Northland in late 1974 and photographing Kaipara sites that were clearly cross cultural. Refers to starting photographing at Waitangi in 1980 and participating in land marches. Talks about moving to Auckland in 1978, being asked to photograph a man with Samoan tattooing, and finding it a "key moment" in his development. Discusses his work photographing Samoan tattooing and tattoo artist Paulo Suluape at work, and using the images in an exhibition and book. Refers to other projects he worked on including Northland 1977-1978, Ngai Tahu histories starting 1978 and Rotorua photographs starting 1979. Recalls his first solo exhibition at the Real Pictures Gallery in 1982. Comments that the Real Pictures studio was a model for Studio La Gonda as a resource base for photographers. Discusses setting up the business Sharp Black & White in September 1982, people involved, and its work. Talks about financial support mechanisms, the ethics of representation and sale of images. Describes Studio La Gonda (SLG), division of labour at the studio, his working methodology, and social life at SLG. Talks about photographers who used the studio including John Miller, Fiona Pardington, Davina Monds and Greg Semu. Explains his approach to teaching art and photography and his passion for large format photography. Describes the physical challenges of working with large format photography, the way the view camera works and his own self taught approach. Comments on the importance of scale with the process of enlargement. Details equipment used at SLG and describes it as "a museum of analogue". Speculates on digital photography and the future of the photographic industry. Lists influences on his work, particularly Ansel Adams, and mentions the Burton Brothers and George Valentine. Interviewer(s) - Hanna Scott Accompanying material - List of selected solo exhibitions by Mark Adams and selected bibliography (3 p.) Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-023021 - OHC-023024 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 4 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-7505. Transfers: To Photographic Archive - four large format photographic negatives. Photograph of Mark Adams in his studio? (photographer Haruhiko Sameshima; 2007 or 2008) Search dates: 1949 - 2007

Date: May 1832

From: Various artists :[Proofs and related pictorial material for illustrations to John White's Ancient history of the Maori (Wellington, 1891)] 1832, 1890

By: Earle, Augustus, 1793-1838

Reference: A-274-010

Description: Head and shoulders frontal portrait of a Northland tattooer. He has short hair, moko, and a woven cloak fastened on his right shoulder Page removed from Narrative of a nine months residence in New Zealand by Augustus Earle (London, Longman, 1832). Frontispiece. Sepia aquatint Ellis number 242 Other Titles - Rangi Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - in pencil: Rangi of the Bay of Islands Earle was in New Zealand for six months, 1827-1828 and met 'Aranghie' or Rangi in the Bay of Islands Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Aquatint, on sheet 219 x 139 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives -.

Date: 1832 - 1890 - 1827 - 1891 - 1828

From: Various artists :[Proofs and related pictorial material for illustrations to John White's Ancient history of the Maori (Wellington, 1891)] 1832, 1890

By: Boscawen, John Hugh, 1851-1937; Earle, Augustus, 1793-1838

Reference: A-274-044

Description: Head and shoulders frontal portrait of a Northland tattooer. He has short hair, moko, and a kiwi feather cloak fastened on his right shoulder, and wears two huia feathers in his hair A copy by John Hugh Boscawen of an aquatint, the frontispiece in Narrative of a nine months residence in New Zealand by Augustus Earle (London, Longman, 1832). The copyist has added feathers to the subject's hair and changed a woven flax cloak to a kiwi feather cloak. Other Titles - Aranghie John Hugh Boscawen Earle was in New Zealand for six months, 1827-1828 and met 'Aranghie' or Rangi in the Bay of Islands Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, on sheet 225 x 148 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives -.

Date: 3/2/55

From: The Dominion :Negatives

Reference: 1/2-145816-G

Date: 1982, 1990-1991, 1994, 1996, 1998-2000, 2014

From: McLeod, Jennifer Helen, 1941-2022: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12580-58

Description: Comprises published and unpublished articles by and about McLeod, as well as those on composer Peter Schat and McLeod's nephew and tattoo artist Feroze McLeod. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript with annotations. Processing information: Not all names indexed.

Date: 2015-2020

By: Spain, Andy, active 2016-2020

Reference: PADL-001887

Description: Photographs taken by Andy Spain between 2016 and 2020 of people and building interiors from around New Zealand. Comprises documentary portraits of artists (Stan Chan and Bob Kerr) and shopkeepers, as well as interiors of historic buildings (including marae, hotels, cinemas, clubs and dance halls), shops and artists' studios from Auckland, Wainuiomata, Wellington and Whanganui. Includes photographs from the projects 'Love is Understanding' and 'Cuba People'. Title Supplied by Library. British photographer specialising in architectural photography. Based in Wellington, New Zealand since 2015. Started practicing photography after studying an MA in Photography at the London College of Printing. Runs a podcast interviewing New Zealand photographers and supports the One Percent Collective. His photographs are held by the Library and private collectors, and he has exhibited in Britain and New Zealand since 2001. Quantity: 39 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2006

Reference: Eph-A-SEXUAL-BEHAVIOUR-2006-01

Description: Booklet advertising upcoming gigs, adult shops in Auckland and Wellington, massage parlours around the country, strip clubs, swingers clubs, bars, tattoo parlours, and personal ads. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 30 pages, 148 x 105 mm.

Date: 9 July 2022-10 July 2022

By: Mettner, Hannah, 1986-; Wellington Tattoo Convention

Reference: Eph-C-0002

Description: Ephemera produced by stallholders at the Wellington Tattoo Convention 2022. The event was held on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 July 2022 at the Dominion Museum, Buckle Street, Mount Cook, Wellington. Includes business cards, an entry paper bracelet, one A3 poster for Tattoo Tonic, and stickers for various tattoo shops and artists. Businesses and artists include: Green Tide Tattoo, Dagger Cosmetic Tattoo, Thunderhorse Tattoo, Blue Lagoon Tattoo Studio, Dr Morse Tattoo, The Purple Hand, Ziggy Dark Star, Till Death Tattoo and others. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Business cards and stickers were placed in protective housing by Library staff. Hannah Mettner attended the Wellington Tattoo Convention in July 2022 and collected this assortment of printed ephemera. Quantity: 1 folder(s) 42 business cards, 18 colour stickers, 1 event paper wristband, 1 A3 poster. Processing information: Library reference changed 27 March 2024. Previous reference: fMS-Papers-12793.