Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982

Date: 1944-1953

From: Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard, 1904-1957 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1128-064

Description: Identified persons entered under Name. Also includes letters from George W [?] Buxton of Matakana; Joe at Noumea; Eric of Crop Research Division, Christchurch; a letter in code from John, Librarian at the University of Otago; part of holograph limerick; K at the Griffin Press; poems by Christopher Johnson; brochure on the Palestine situation; poem, `Stars in the spring sky'; clippings. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1946 - 1950

By: Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982

Reference: G-694

Description: A head and shoulders portrait of Frank Gross, fellow artist and member of The Group, Christchurch. Source of title: title and date supplied by the artist on acquisition Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [Signed] Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on hardboard, 540 x 380 mm.

Date: 1946-1977

By: Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982

Reference: MS-Papers-1360

Description: Christchurch artist. Chronology of events and paintings; notes on The Group, founded by Christchurch artists ca 1929; also fragment of diary kept at Dr G M Smith's hospital, Rawene; letters from brother, Marmaduke, farming near Rangiora Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 7 folder(s). 0.07 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, typescript, printed material, photographs (mainly photocopies)

Date: 1951 - 1953

From: Spencer-Bower, Olivia 1905-1982 :[Maori woman holding infant ca 1948; Rudi Gopas ca 1953]

By: Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982

Reference: G-643-2

Description: Shows a head and shoulders portrait of Rudi Gopas, fellow artist and member of The Group, Christchurch. He is smoking a pipe. Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on hardboard, 510 x 420 mm.

Date: 1940 - 1967

By: Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982; Tombs, Harry Hugo, 1874-1966

Reference: E-010-f-007

Description: Shows nikau palm trees on the West Coast. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour print on postcard, 90 x 139 mm. Provenance: From the Harry H Tombs collection, 1967.

Date: 1945 - 1950

By: Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982

Reference: G-703

Description: Shows a head and shoulders portrait of Bill Sutton, a fellow artist of The Group, Christchurch. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [Signed] Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on hardboard, 610 x 360 mm.

Date: 1989 - 1993

Reference: Eph-C-GRAPHIC-ARTS-1989/1993

Description: Includes: 1989: R N Field; the Dunedin years 1925-1945. Organised by Manawatu Art Gallery The Group ... selection of work exhibited in Group shows 1927-77. Hocken Library, 23 September - 8 November 1989 Hocken Library. An exhibition of drawings from the Hocken Collection. 1 April - 17 May 1989. H Linley Richardson 1878-1947. Harry Linley Richardson, painter, designer, illustrator and teacher. Organised by the Manawatu Art Gallery. Poster showing a reproduction of "Mrs Thornley, Titahi Bay", originally with an invitation card attached (now separate) to the opening on 16 March 1989 Harry Linley Richardson 1878-1947. Tour of the exhibition by its curator Jane Vial. National Library Gallery, 22 March [1989] "From the heart"; lithographic prints by Cathryn Shine. Aberhart North Gallery, 46 College Hill, Ponsonby Auckland, 15-27 August [1989?] 1990: Comic book art; an exhibition of comic book art from New Zealand and around the world. Upper Hutt Community Gallery, 6-19 March [ca 1990] Robyn Kahukiwa. White out series. Oil of convas 1990 (images using file prints from the Alexander Turnbull Library) "A way of seeing"; current drawings by Bodhi. City Limits Cafe, 25 October - 6 November [ca 1990] 1991: Footrot Flats in focus; a 1990 perspective. Mational Art Gallery and Museum, 18 May - 23 June 1991. Olivia Spencer-Bower Foundation. Annual Art award. Applications close on July 31 1991 for the 1992 calendar year award. 1992: "Flush"; monoprints by Peter Campbell. New Moon Gallery, 12 February - 3 March [ca 1992] Barry Cleavin exhibition. "Fourteen weeks in Dunedin", being etchings and aquatints ... Hocken Library Gallery, 21 March - 21 April 1992. Ralph Hotere. Paintings and lithographs 1991-1992. Janne Land Gallery, 13-31 October 1992. "Visitations", by Alan Pearson. Hocken Library Gallery, 30 May - 4 July [1992] "Accumulations"; an exhibition of drawings by Dwyllis Powell. Zoe's Cafe, 9 Plimmer Steps Wellington, 26 January - 16 February 1992. Tamarind impressions; recent lithographs from the Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, New Zeland. Dowse Art Museum, 2 May - 14 June [1992] 1993: "Mrs Hocken requests ..."; women's contribution to the Hocken Collection. Hocken Library Gallery, 18 September - 17 November 1993. (Shows Grace Joel "Mother and child") Muka Youth Prints. Wellington, Goethe Institute, Cuba Street Wellington, 11-13 December 1993] Dwyllis Powell. "Power games". Back by popular demand, an exhibition of drawings. Wellington Public Library, 17-25 September 1993. Peter Gibson Smith. "Spanish riding school; a one week presentation of work by Peter Gibson Smith, 1993 Frances Hodgkins fellow. 27 September - 3 October [1993] Peter Gibson Smith. "Transfigurations. Hocken Library Gallery, 20 March - 5 May 1993. Quantity: 7 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 15 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, on sheets, sizes varying around 430 x 300 mm. Provenance: Donated from various sources

Date: 1990

By: Fisher Gallery (Manukau, N.Z.)

Reference: ArtEph-1990-S-01

Description: Lists 29 artworks in the exhibition, and contains an essay by Allie Eagle. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Folded pamphlet, 297 x 210 mm. Provenance: Dennis McEldowney papers, 2003.

Date: 1945

By: Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982

Reference: G-635

Description: Shows a half-length portrait of a woman with hair pinned up, seated with crossed arms and eyes closed. Study executed at Elam School of Art. Title and date supplied by the artist. Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on cardboard, 645 x 515 mm.

Date: 1940 - 1950

By: Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982

Reference: A-134-032

Description: An unfinished group portrait of six or seven seated Maori, including a large man in a pork-pie hat in the right foreground. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketch, 170 x 200 mm. Transfers: Transferred from papers in Manuscripts in 1974. Acc 74-610 (Also known as 80-155)..

Date: 1984 - 2002

From: [Ephemera of quarto size, relating to wine and winegrowing in New Zealand, including ephemera issued by wineries and vineyards. 1800s - ]

By: Giesen Wine Estate; Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982; Brown, Ion G (Major), 1943?-; Moffitt, Gilbert Trevor, 1936-2006; Giesen, Gudrun, active 1980-1990s; Kingsford, Loveday, 1937-; Hope, Henry, active 1980s; Francis, Heather Margaret, 1925-2011; Withell, Sally, active 1980-1990s; Parker, John Shotton, 1944-; Page, Evelyn Margaret, 1899-1988; Brown, Nigel Roderick, 1949-

Reference: Eph-B-ALCOHOL-Wine-Giesen

Description: Includes labels for: 1984: Sauvignon Blanc 1985: Gewurztraminer medium-dry; Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 1986: Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc/Shiraz (2 different); Chardonnay; Pinot Noir (2 different); Burnham private bin; Pinot Noir rose; Canterbury Cuvee Rhine Riesling Brut [ca 1986]; Canterbury Rhine Riesling Dry 1987: Muller-Thurgau medium; Canterbury Chablis; Botrytised Riesling Auslese 1988: Chablis; Riesling Dry 1989: Marlborough Gewurztraminer Dry; Riesling Medium 1991: Canterbury Burnham School Road Chardonnay Reserve; Canterbury Botrytised Muller Thurgau; Riesling Extra Dry; Canterbury Botrytised Sauvignon Blanc oak aged; Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot (on back of 1992 card) 1992: Canterbury Muller Thurgau; Marlborough Gewurztraminer Dry; Marlborough School Road Chardonnay; Riesling Dry; Estate Dry White 1993: Giesen Riesling Extra Dry Canterbury; Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc; Canterbury Botrytised Muller Thurgau; Sauvignon Blanc; Cathedral Port [ca 1993]; Riesling Medium; Merlot; Dry White 1994: Giesen Marlborough Merlot; Marlborough Isabel Estate Pinot Noir Reserve; Canterbury Pinot Noir Reserve; Marlborough Reserve; Riesling; Rose; Riesling Medium 1995: Canterbury Chardonnay Burnham School Road Reserve; Canterbury Botrytised Riesling; Canterbury Botrytised Late Harvest Riesling; Chardonnay Marlborough; Riesling Medium Canterbury 1996: Chardonnay School Road Canterbury plus small back label; Estate Dry White Canterbury; Noble School Road Late Harvest Canterbury 1997: Marlborough Chardonnay Reserve Barrel Selection 1998: Noble School Road Late Harvest Canterbury + small back label; Canterbury Riesling Reserve Selection; Marlborough Chardonnay Reserve Barrel Selection; Canterbury Chardonnay Reserve Barrel Selection; Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough + small back label 1999: Canterbury Pinot Noir Reserve Barrel Selection; Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough; Pinot Noir Canterbury/Marlborough 2000: Riesling Canterbury; Marlborough Chardonnay + back label 2001: Canterbury RieslingMarlborough Sauvignon Blanc + back label Label artists include: Olivia Spencer-Bower, Ion Brown, C A Landwehr, C Jansen, Loveday Kingsford, Trevor Moffitt, Gudrun Giesen, Henry Hope, Heather Francis, Sally Withell, John Parker, Evelyn Page, Nigel Brown. Also includes four photographs of the Burnham site April-June 1981 during the initial development. Alex (white jersey) and Theo Giesen are shown. Quantity: 50 colour photo-mechanical print(s) labels (approx). 5 colour photo-mechanical print(s) postcards. 3 colour photo-mechanical print(s) brochures. Physical Description: Photolithographs on labels, brochures, cards, sizes varying Provenance: Donated by Giesen Wine Estate Canterbury Limited in 2002.

Date: 1945

By: Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982

Reference: A-255-010

Description: An unfinished rhythmic sketch of a group of Maori women seated, and working at some activity. Exhibited in 'ART Notes: 20th century artists' papers and sketches from the Turnbull Library' exhibition curated by Jill Trevelyan, in the Turnbull Room, National Library Gallery, 27 November 1999 - 6 February 2000. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 205 x 290 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1974.

Date: 1957-1958

By: Webb, Peter Selwyn, 1933-

Reference: MS-Papers-2362

Description: The letters from artists who exhibited indicate the importance of the gallery for New Zealand artists at this period. The correspondents include Rita Angus, Olivia Spencer Bower, Toss Woollaston and Charles Brasch. Source of title - Supplied title Relationship complexity - See also 78-163 for records relating top Pacific Graphics Ltd; and to 82-399 and 83-102 for records relating to `Art New Zealand' Peter Webb opened a gallery in Argus House, High Street, Auckland in Jul 1957. The gallery closed in 1958 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (27 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs Finding Aids: Inventory in Bulletin of New Zealand art history, v.1 (Jul 1972), 21-23.

Date: 1945

By: Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982

Reference: G-598

Description: Shows a half-length portrait of a young woman seated. She was a model at the Elam School of Art. Inscriptions: Verso - [Title]; Recto - bottom right - [Signed] Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on cardboard, 660 x 510 mm.

Date: 1946 - 1950

From: Spencer-Bower, Olivia 1905-1982 :[Maori woman holding infant ca 1948; Rudi Gopas ca 1953]

By: Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982

Reference: G-643-1

Description: One of a group of paintings done at Rawene. It shows a seated Maori woman holding a swaddled newborn infant. Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on hardboard, 420 x 510 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1979.

Date: 13 Dec 1979 (broadcast)

From: Radio New Zealand Looking Back programmes

By: Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982

Reference: OHInt-0040/16

Description: Olivia Spencer Bower discusses her life as a Christchurch artist. Interviewer(s) - Jack Shallcrass Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-000340; OHLC-004133; OHLC-004135 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 41 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available. Search dates: 1979

Date: 12 Sep 1979

From: Kidman, Fiona Judith (Dame), 1940- : Sound recordings

By: Spencer-Bower, Catherine Olivia Orme, 1905-1982

Reference: OHInt-0108-49

Description: Venue - Wellington Venue - NZBC Studios, Wellington Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHT10-0820 Quantity: 1 10" reel(s). 36 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 1939

From: Cowan family: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11946-074

Description: Published by Dent, London, 1939. Illustrated by Olivia Spencer Bower. Also has two clippings that were tipped in. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed volume

Date: 1988

From: Peter McLeavey Gallery: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-12553-068

Description: General correspondence and papers, including newspaper clippings, from the year 1988, including material relating to: John Reynolds, Barbara Tuck, Derek Cowie, Bill Hammond, Bronwen Marwick, Julian Dashper, Ron Brownson, Lita Barrie, Ian Brown, Philip Trusttum, Thelma Clairmont, Helm Ruifrok, Janet Bayly, Walter Weihs, Peter Ransom, Nicola Green, Roger Guise, Barry Brickell, Avernal McKinnon, Tony Fomison, National Art Gallery, Luit Bieringa, Ralph Hotere, Michael Volkerling, Anthony Robert Donaldson, Olivia Spencer Bower, Judith Hamilton, Lois McIvor, Megan Jenkinson, and others. Title transcribed from item. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 12 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 1969-1986

From: Peter McLeavey Gallery: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-12553-066

Description: Correspondence and papers from the period 1969-1986 relating to: The Hocken Library, Gayle Forster, Julian Dashper, Megan Jenkinson, Peter Ireland, Barbara Tuck, Derek Cowie, James Mollison, Australian National Gallery, Rhondda Bosworth, Robert Field, Olivia Spencer Bower, John Panting, Charles Brasch, Flora Scales, Marjorie Hamersley, Philip Clairmont, Carl Sydow, Sam Hunt, Paul Johns, Gretchen Albrecht, Alan Strathern, Douglas Mac Diarmid, Helen Hitchings, Philip Dadson, Robert E Jones, Stephen Bambury, Warren Viscoe, Clyfford Still, and others. Title transcribed from item. Arrangement: Originally in suspension file. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 3 b&w original photographic print(s). Transfers: Material originally enclosed in the same suspension file at Library reference MS-Papers-12553-067. Processing information: The content of the original suspension file has been separated into two folders because of the quantity of material. The order of the material in the folders has been maintained.