Piero, della Francesca, 1416?-1492

Date: ca1968

From: Baillie, William Jeavons Hall, 1941-:Slides, photographs, and other material

Reference: PA12-0230

Description: Quantity: 12 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: [ca 1949-2012]

From: Day, Melvin Norman, 1923-2016: Collection

By: Day, Melvin Norman, 1923-2016

Reference: E-970-f-2

Description: Sketches by Melvin Day, mainly undated, comprising: Five sketches on the reverse of Rotorua High School pupils' library cards. One sketch is dated "15 Ma[rch] 1951". Also includes one library card with no sketch on the reverse. Names on library cards are "Iharaira, Robert M; Taylor, Warwick J E; Mackay, Ross A; Head, Wo; Brian; Ronald Head". Three of the cards also record the year as 1951 and the form as "I Boys". Sketches are of human forms and face, and Māori carvings, one is possibly a hei tiki (167 x 127 mm). An undated sketch of a young person, possibly a Maōri woman (559 x 345 mm). Undated sketches on a folded sheet of paper, depicting aspects of Māori material and cultural heritage, one possibly after H Robley, with titles "Maori digging with ko", "Method of tattooing", "Tattooed head", "Method of weaving", and "Throwing a spear". One sketch of a man wearing a cloak indicates the material as being flax and kiwi. Also a sketch of a man riding a donkey. (675 x 430 mm). A sketch of hills titled "Waimangu Turnoff" with raupō and road indicated in the foreground, [a date?] below the title reads "12/9" (223 x 260 mm). Study of foliage and fruit (including cross-section of a Chinese gooseberry (kiwifruit)) with colours indicated (400 x 285 mm). Design in black ballpoint pen for abstract painting or paintings (147 x 210 mm). One trade sample of ‘Aquarelle’ brand hand-made paper (345 x 260 mm), printed with brand and one small scrap of hand-made paper, Pencil sketch on paper, possibly of Wellington Harbour which reads on the reverse "These works have been photographed and catalogued" (355 x 380 mm). Four loose works on paper, square format, mixed media; including one landscape sketch signed and dated "Day/2012"; also including one abstract design inscribed on back in blue ballpoint pen with notes on Oroya Day collection valuation 2003, (250 x 250 mm approximately). Four designs for paintings after Piero della Francesca, mixed media on light card; annotated on back with artist’s contact details and prices; numbered: #1, #3, #5, #6; (147 x 104 mm). Title supplied by Library. Day worked as a teacher in the Rotorua area in the early 1950s. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 22 sheets. Physical Description: Pencil, ball point pen, and pastel on card and paper, sizes vary.

Date: [ca 2013-2014]

From: Day, Melvin Norman, 1923-2016: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12414-13

Description: Material compiled by Oroya Day, containing biographical information and ephemera about Melvin Day, covering the period 1992 to 2004. Includes a small artwork by Day ("a working study") titled 'Detail from burial of the holy wood' (by Piero della Francesca) stapled to correspondence about the Centre of Contemporary Art miniature mail art exhibition. The last sleeve in this binder had a label reading "1975" and was empty. Title taken from original enclosure. Arrangement: The contents of this item were received by the Library in a ringbinder containing clear plastic sleeves; the order of the material in the ringbinder has been retained. Quantity: 1 box(es) containing 20 folders.. Processing information: The contents of each plastic sleeve have been rehoused into archival folders, one per sleeve, and the label information on the sleeves has been transcribed onto the folders. Three sleeves did not have labels. One sleeve was empty and the label information was transcribed onto a sheet of archival paper. The sleeves have been disposed of. Within the folder photographic prints have been placed in photographic enclosures and left in situ.

Date: 2012

Reference: EPHDL-0220

Description: Digital poster advertises a series of weekly lectures, 26 July - 30 August 2012 at his home Fontecolombo, in Bridgetown, Western Australia. Topics covered included Giotto's Arena Chapel frescoes, the poetry of Dante Alighieri and Michelangelo, works of Piero della Francesca, Petrarch's and Leopardi's poetry, and nineteenth century Italian painting. Two illustrations show details of works by Giotto (Betrayal of Christ) and Piero della Francesca (Nativity). Dr Vincent Moleta was born and grew up in Wellington. Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s).