Artist unknown: Flowers of New Zealand. [Purple background. 1930s?]

Artist unknown: Flowers of New Zealand. [Purple background. 1930s?]
Date
1930 - 1952 - 1939
By
New Zealand. Tourism Department
Reference
Eph-D-TOURISM-1930s-02
Description

Shows an arrangement of labelled flowers with sprigs of their foliage: NZ Edelweiss, Mountain lily, Harakeke - NZ flax, Titoki, Celmisia or mountain daisy, Kowhai, Karaka berries, Pohutukawa, NZ fuchsia, Clematis, Red kowhai - kaka beak, Manuka - white and red. Purple background.

Another version also held, with brown background. Also accompanied by a folder of 11 sheets of different block prints, illustrating progressive colour separations in the printing process.

Date may be closer to 1952; see similar style, also with colour separation sheets, for Howard Mallitte's "Birds of New Zealand", 1952 posters.

Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).

Physical Description: Screenprint, 760 x 508 mm.

Additional description

Alternative form available: File print and colour transparency available in Ephemera Room.

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Format
1 colour art print(s), Ephemera, Screen prints, Posters, Scientific illustrations, Screenprint, 760 x 508 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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