McLeavey, Peter Joseph John, 1936-2015

Date: 1964 - 1969

From: Roberts, Rex, fl 1970-1990s (collector) :[Collection of art exhibition and dealers' catalogues, 1914-1999].

By: Alexander Turnbull Library; Auckland City Art Gallery

Reference: E-929-F-004

Description: Includes: New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts catalogues: Annual 1964-1968; Autumn 1964-1965, 1967-1969; Sculpture Pottery and Graphic Arts 1965. Alexander Turnbull Library. A selection of early New Zealand paintings 1840-1900 from the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington. 1965. [Catalogue] George French Angas. South Australia. Facsimile editions of the works of George French Angas. A H & A W Reed. 1967. Arts & Crafts Wairoa. Selections from 19th Centurey New Zealand painting. May 2nd to 6th 1966. [Catalogue] Auckland City Art Gallery. Summary catalogue of the collection. October 1964. Auckland City Art Gallery. Australian painting XIX and XX century. [1964] Auckland City Art Gallery. James Nairn [and] Edward Fristrom. August 1964 [Catalogue] Auckland City Art Gallery. New Zealand painting. 1966 [Catalogue] Auckland Star Post Primary art exhibition 1964. Catalogue. Auckland Star Post Primary art exhibition 1965. Catalogue. Auckland Star Post Primary art exhibition 1966. Catalogue. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Centennial Street 1866; handbook of colonial collections. August 1966. Bishop Suter Art Gallery. Catalogue. 1964. Contemporary painting in New Zealand; an exhibition organised by the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council. [1966. Catalogue with biographical notes on Rita Angus, Don Binney, Bryan Dew, John Drawbridge, Robert Ellis, Suzanne Goldberg, Rudolf Gopas, Patrick Hanly, Colin McCahon, Milan Mrkusich, Don Peebles, Ross Ritchie, W A Sutton, Philip Trusttum, M T Woollaston] Dominion Museum. Historical New Zealand exhibition Wellington New Zealand. April 14 - May 24 1965. Catalogue of rare prints, lithographs, etc. Eight New Zealand artists: Binney, Ellis, Garrity, Hanly, McCahon, Mrkusich, Ritchie, Twiss. [Nov-December 1965. Catalogue]. Hocken Library, University of Otago. The origins of Frances Hodgkins; an exhibition of paintings in the centennial year of her birth. 1969. [Catalogue] Hocken Library, University of Otago. Three generations; paintings by J C Richmond, D K Richmond, E H Atkinson. November 1966. Hoyte, J C. New Zealand paintings by J C Hoyte. Series 1. Auckland, Hooker and Company Ltd, 1968. James Smith's Gallery. Exhibition of paintings by W S Wauchop and Carl T Laugeson in James Smith's Gallery (2nd floor) cornerof Cuba & Manners Streets, Wellington. September 29th to October 10th 1969. [Catalogue] McCormick, E H. Sir William Fox, public man and painter. Wellington, Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust Board, 1966. McLeavey, Peter. Fine arts newsletter from Wellington - YCs. 16.3.68 [Typescript text of a radio broadcast, 16 March 1968]. National Art Gallery (Wellington). Early New Zealand; watercolours and drawings from the Chevalier, J C Richmond and Swainson collections at the National Art Gallery, Wellington New Zealand. [1960s] National Art Gallery (Wellington). Nairn and his associates; selected from works in the collection of the National Art Gallery, Wellington New Zealand. [Catalogue and supplement. 1960s] National Art Gallery (Wellington). Van der Velden; paintings and drawings in the collection of the National Art Gallery. April 1968. New Zealand Publishing Society. Suzanne Goldberg. Studies of New Zealand painters, no. 1. Auckland. 1967. Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand. Frances Hodgkins 1869-1947; a centenary exhibition. [Catalogue. 1969] Three New Zealand artists: John Hutton, Douglas MacDiarmid, William Newland. An exhibition at New Zealand House, Haymarket London, SW1. 11 May - 5 June 1964. [Catalogue] Canterbury Society of Arts catalogues for 1855, 1962 and 1963 from Mr Roberts' donation have been shelved in the sequence in the Serials Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library. Quantity: 27 monographs, 1 typescript and 11 NZAFA catalogues. Physical Description: Booklets and monographs sizes varying. Provenance: Donated by Mr Rex Roberts in 2003.

Date: 1978-1992

From: Gee, Maurice Gough, 1931- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-4678-181

Description: Correspondence from Kai Jensen, Mac Jackson, Bryn Jones, Cecilia Johnson, Andrew Jull, Phyllis Johnston, Keiko Iida, Trevor James, Jenny Jones, Elaine Jakobsson, Keith Allan, Kevin Ireland, Michael King, Elizabeth Knox, F W Kenyon, Nelson Kenny, Fiona Kidman, David Ling, Elsie Locke, Anthony Lewis, Rosie Little, Barbara Lyon, Margaret Le Gros, Leonard Lambert, Douglas Lilburn, Robin Lapsley, John A Lee, Pauline Lee, Graham Lindsay, Jack Lasenby, Graeme Lay, Gwendolyn McDonnell, Malcolm McKinnon, R Dennis McEldowney, James McNeish, Susie MacDonnell, Kate McDermott, Lewis Chapman McCaw, Helen McNeish, Jim McQueen, Peter McLeavey, Duncan McCormack, Gordon McLauchlan, Janey McDonald (with footnote by Ray Grover), Susan McCutcheon, Don McKinnon, John Kirkland, Tor Klevstul, Barbara Larson and a letter re Barry Mitcalfe Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1983 - 1984

From: Paul, Janet Elaine, 1919-2004 :[Thirty-one sketchbooks 1959-1997].

Reference: E-682

Description: Includes figure sketches: Nan [or Clare], Scene at the Settlement, Garden party at Orongarongo Station, Elizabeth Kerr (2 different); With Jeavons, John McD and Suzanne at Kairakau (figures seated amid bush); figures in a jazz band; David Farquhar; Gillian Weir; Peter McLeavey at Raumati - Quinn's view; Early Music in Old St Pauls; Gillian Weir at the Settlement 20.11.1984 (2 different views); David and Raydia Farquhar; John Mansfield Thomson (JMT); Eve Page. Includes various landscape sketches; named ones include: Opotiki, Pukekura Park, North of Hunterville, From the air behind Wanganui the 'Jeavons' referred to is Jeavons Baillie Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Hardback book with marbled boards, 25 leaves, each 215 x 140 mm. Provenance: Estate of Janet Elaine Paul, 2005.

Date: [ca 7 Aug 1979]

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Nicholson, John, active 1997

Reference: EP/1979/2782-F

Description: Mayor of Wellington Michael Fowler, property developer Bob Jones, and art dealer Peter McLeavy, and a 1978 painting by Sir Toss Woollaston called 'Mounts Owen, Arthur and Campbell from Motueka' at the Peter McLeavey Gallery, Cuba Street, Wellington, circa 7 August 1979. Photographed by Evening Post staff photographer John Nicholson. Bob Jones bought the painting for the City Gallery in Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) negative strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: 1968-2014

From: McLeavey, Peter Joseph, 1936-2015: Photographs of New Zealand scenes and portraits of Peter McLeavey

By: Turner, John Bunty, 1943-; Todd, Yvonne, 1973-; Potton, Craig, 1952-

Reference: PAColl-10837-2

Description: Comprises black and white and colour photographs of Peter McLeavey taken by John B Turner, Yvonne Todd, Craig Potton, and unidentified photographers. The photos show McLeavey at various points throughout his life. A black and white photograph taken by John B Turner shows McLeavey standing with his arms folded. The reverse contains a handwritten annotation indicating this photo was taken on 14 July 1968 in The Terrace, Wellington, and the inscription "To Hilary from Peter with love, 15/1/1969". Two colour photo-mechanical prints show McLeavey in a café or restaurant. In one photo he is next to a man that may be Paul Reynolds. Both prints are annotated "P Reynolds, 1988". A black and white photograph shows McLeavey sitting in his gallery next to a sculpture, and is annotated "INK 1989". A colour photograph taken by Craig Potton shows McLeavey standing on a tree-lined road in Pakawau. Three colour photographs were taken by Yvonne Todd in 2014, in McLeavey's bedroom. Two show McLeavey sitting on his bed and looking at the camera; the third is taken from the same angle and shows the bed without McLeavey. Prominent in all three photos is a sculpture of an armless figure of Jesus Christ in a crucifixion pose. Some of these photographs have previously been exhibited in the Adam Art Gallery's exhibition 'Still looking: Peter McLeavey and the last photograph', 6 October - 20 December 2018. Information from the exhibition has informed the description of these items. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 4 colour original photographic print(s). 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 2 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1966-1996

From: Curnow family: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12905-089

Description: Correspondence between Betty Curnow and art galleries and publishers, mainly regarding her work and exhibitions from 1966 to 1996. Includes letters from the Kitchener Gallery, Auckland, (1979, 1985) regarding an exhibition, and from Peter Cape (1970). Also from the Friends of the Auckland City Art Gallery dated 2 March 1993, conferring a life membership. Also from Auckland City Art Gallery in 1996 regarding her donation which included some fabric from the shirt she wore in the Rita Angus ‘Portrait of Betty Curnow’. Fragments of Curnow's shirt are also Library reference Objects-1363. Title transcribed from original enclosure. Arrangement: Originally housed in a plastic envelope. Arrived in the transit box numbered “7”. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Processing information: The plastic envelope was not kept.

Date: Mar-Nov 2010

From: Wedde, Ian Curtis, 1946- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11624-218

Description: Comprises papers relating to 'I loved you the moment I saw you' by Peter Black and Ian Wedde: print-outs of emails, drafts of the book essay, notes, letters, and print-out of web article. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript, mss

Date: 1986-1995

By: Hughes, Kerrie, 1960-

Reference: ATL-Group-00249

Description: Correspondence from Peter McLeavey to Kerrie Hughes, between 1988 and 1995. Quantity: 2 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 24 December 1969-1 August 1970

From: Peter McLeavey Gallery: Records

Reference: Series-6503-023

Description: Exhibition dates: 28 September-16 October 1970 Title taken from exhibition file enclosure. Arrangement: In sequence of numbered and labelled envelopes, generally in chronological order. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 3 b&w original photographic print(s). 3 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 6 colour original transparency/ies. Processing information: During processing into archival housing, some formats were housed separately for reasons of preservation.

Date: 29 March 1981

By: Wilson, Margaret Alice Ruth, 1898-1993

Reference: MS-Papers-12558

Description: Letter from Toss Woollaston to Ruth "Wix" Wilson, dated 29 March 1981. In the letter, Toss Woollaston talks about his artistic practice, his use of "muddy" colours, an interaction with Peter McLeavey, his agent at the time, and the influence of late 19th- and early 20th-century painters, particularly Paul Cézanne (1839-1906). Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph, ink on paper, 3 pages, single sided, 29.8 x 21 cm. Provenance: The donor, Tom White, is Ruth Wilson's nephew.

Date: 1984, 1986-1988

From: Alexander Turnbull Library: Portraits of prominent New Zealanders, taken by Kenneth Quinn

Reference: PAColl-3712-17

Description: Portraits of prominent New Zealanders taken by Kenneth Quinn. Comprises four prints of Bruno Lawrence, taken 13 January 1987; three prints of Eric McCormick, taken 8 May 1986; four prints of D F McKenzie, taken 11 September 1984; two prints of Peter McLeavey, taken 24 July 1984; and five prints of Jennifer McLeod, taken 21 July 1988. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 18 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 24 July 1988

From: Alexander Turnbull Library: Portraits of prominent New Zealanders, taken by Kenneth Quinn

Reference: PAColl-D-1727

Description: Portrait of Peter McLeavey, taken on 24 July 1988 by Kenneth Quinn. Original negative number (from inventory): 989 Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 2 February 1970-2 May 1972

From: Peter McLeavey Gallery: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-12387-022

Description: Exhibition dates: 28 July-14 August 1970. Title taken from enclosure. Arrangement: In a labelled envelope. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Transfers: Transparencies separated from this folder are at Library reference PA12-3864.. Processing information: Envelope has been retained with the contents, which have been put into archival housing. Transparencies have been removed from the envelope and housed separately for reasons of preservation.

Date: 24 December 1969-1 August 1970

From: Peter McLeavey Gallery: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-12387-023

Description: Exhibition dates: 28 September-16 October 1970 Includes three prints of a Smither painting and two drawings by Smither in a letter to Peter McLeavey. Title taken from enclosure. Arrangement: In a labelled envelope. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 3 b&w original photographic print(s). 3 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Transfers: Transparencies separated from this folder are at Library reference PA12-3865.. Processing information: Envelope has been retained with the contents, which have been put into archival housing. Transparencies have been removed from the envelope and housed separately for reasons of preservation.

Date: 19 September 1970-4 June 1971

From: Peter McLeavey Gallery: Records

Reference: 35mm-108466

Description: Exhibition dates: 19 October-30 October 1970. Title taken from enclosure. Date range given is the date range of the papers in the exhibition envelope. Frames 28-29. Arrangement: Negatives were in an envelope within the labelled envelope holding the records of the exhibition. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) 2 frames. Transfers: Folder from which these negatives were separated is at Library reference MS-Papers-12387-024.. Processing information: Negatives have been removed from the envelope and housed separately for reasons of preservation.

Date: [ca 1850s to 1930s] - 1968-2014

By: McLeavey, Peter Joseph John, 1936-2015

Reference: ATL-Group-00436

Description: A collection of photographs collected by Peter McLeavey. Comprises historic photographic prints of early New Zealand, as well as portraits of McLeavey. Historic photographic prints of New Zealand include black and white photographs taken by James Bragge, George Henry Swan, the Tyree Brothers, Josiah Martin, the Burton Brothers, Frank A Coxhead, William Partington, and Frank Denton. There are a variety of subjects and scenes with a significant number showing Wellington and the Whanganui River area in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Also includes a photograph album and a set of photochrom prints showing significant landmarks and scenic views from across New Zealand, taken for tourism purposes. Photographic portraits of Peter McLeavey were taken throughout his adult life by photographers including Craig Potton, Yvonne Todd, and John B Turner. Some of the photographs in this collection have previously been exhibited in the Adam Art Gallery's exhibition 'Still looking: Peter McLeavey and the last photograph', 6 October - 20 December 2018. Information from the exhibition has informed the description of these items. Title supplied by Library. Noted New Zealand art gallery dealer Peter Mcleavey had a keen interest in photography. Over his lifetime he amassed a collection of photographic prints taken by internationally significant photographers and of various examples of photographic techniques and media, including examples taken in New Zealand. Quantity: 40 b&w original photographic print(s). 14 colour photo-mechanical print(s) photochrom. 4 colour original photographic print(s). 2 Other printed ephemera item(s). 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 1 album(s).

Date: 2017-2018

By: {Suite} Art Gallery; Adam Art Gallery; Page Blackie Gallery

Reference: Eph-A-PHOTO-EXHIBITION-2017/2018

Description: Comprises ephemera of octavo size related to photography exhibitions from 2017 to 2018. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 8 pieces of ephemera.

Date: 1973-1986

By: Gregory, Brian Herbert, 1947-

Reference: MS-Papers-4048

Description: Thirteen letters to Brian Gregory relating to his poetry. Writers include James Bertram, Nigel Brown, Denis Glover, Sam Hunt, Douglas Lilburn (4), Eric McCormick, Peter McLeavey, Peter Smart, John Summers and Tosswill Woollaston. Source of title - Supplied Accompanying material - Eight envelopes Quantity: 1 folder(s) (13 items). Physical Description: Holographs and typescripts Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr B Gregory, Auckland, 1986

Date: 1968

From: Angus, Henrietta Catherine (Rita), 1908-1970 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1399-1/4

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1989

From: Ireland, Kevin, 1933- : Papers

Reference: 94-180-2/07

Description: Material relating to the production of `The New Zealand Collection - a celebration of the New Zealand novel' including form letters to contributors, correspondence with authors of the novels chosen to be included, correspondence with people asked to provide synopses and extracts, biographical notes and general notes Quantity: 1 folder(s).