Art teachers

Date: 1954

From: Henderson, Carol, 1935- :Gordon Tovey Archive (photographs)/ Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa

Reference: PAColl-9189-27

Description: Photographs taken by Gordon Tovey and official photographs. This collection relates to Tovey's journey to and participation in, the UNESCO International Study Conference on Arts and Crafts in Education, Tokyo, Japan, 1954. The Sydney photographs are views of the city, it's streets and buildings. The Japanese photographs include a few views of the city and it's people, but most relate to the conference. 18 photographs look as though they are part of an official record of the conference, the people attending, and associated events such as crafts people weaving. Others by Tovey cover similar subjects, and include a sequence showing actors performing traditional Japanese theatre. Some of his photographs are pictorialist in style and scenic in content. Quantity: 68 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1927-1951

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-141

Description: Photographs published in NZ Free Lance, 1924-1951. Subjects include: `Operation Oyster' at Bluff, Jun 1950; Lewis Pass (Maruia Springs), Jun 1950; stranding of `Wahine' at Maseia Island and rescue by naval tug HMAS Emu, Aug 1951; Theatre Guild on tour at Raumati Beach, Feb 1950; South Seas voyage of Nelson yacht `Blue Seas'; New Zealand Grand Prix held at Ohakea, 1950; Mr Kelly and sketching class in Hagley Park, (undated); National Time Keeping (Master clock), 1951; Miss Marjorey Hurrey showing children Maori carving at Auckland War Memorial Museum, 1950; making snowman at The Hermitage; motoring through kauris in Waipoua State Forest; trout fishing at Hamurana Spring, N-W shore of Lake Rotorua, 1939. Also: ANZAC Day parade, Auckland, 1940; camp site at Western Springs, 1949; haymaking at Tipapa Station (undated); monument at Okarito; Waipori hydro-electric works, 1930; Fernside Garden bridge; newly erected hut on Mt Ruapehu erected by Manawatu Tramping Club, 1950; `dangerous' level-crossing at Woodside, 1927; Otaki sanatorium, 1929; Women's Hospital at Hanmer, 1931; party on horseback crossing Doubtful River to inspect proposed route over Lewis Saddle, Jun 1929; aerial view of tennis courts (Christchurch?); yachts at Lyttelton; old house built by William & John Deans (1843) in grounds of Riccarton House, 1949; Waiheke Island, Jan 1949; etc. Quantity: 87 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1945 - 1955

By: Macky, Willow, 1921-2006

Reference: B-173-013

Description: Head and shoulder portrait sketches of artist John Weeks, wearing a felt hat, jacket and collar and tie. One sketch shows him from the front, and one is a three-quarter view from the back. Quantity: 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketches on two sides of sheet 375 x 265 mm. Provenance: Estate of Willow Macky 2007. Transfers: Material from the same provenance is at MS-Group-0101..

Date: 8 Sep 1997 - 08 Sep 1997

From: `Diaspora by degree' : professional exiles in New Zealand oral history project

By: Cole, Karen Frances, active 1997

Reference: OHInt-0440-03

Description: Karen Frances Cole describes small town of Rockwood, Tennessee. Describes motivation and intention behind moving from cold northern areas to South Pacific. Recalls art school training and artistic strengths and choice of graphic design for a vocation. Talks about university training and details of how she discovered job opportunity for teaching graphic design in Wanganui. Mentions other Polytechnic lecturers from USA. Gives impressions of Wanganui and description of Polytechnic graphic design building. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Suzanne MacAulay Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-007665 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2004.

Date: 8 Dec 1997 - 08 Dec 1997

From: `Diaspora by degree' : professional exiles in New Zealand oral history project

By: Bourdon, Robert, active 1988-1997

Reference: OHInt-0440-02

Description: Robert Bourdon describes background and in particular his mother's background in Philadelphia, the Mather family name and influence. Recalls that their brick house, which he used to visit during childhood, had been built in 1770 with dunnage from British warships. Mentions his connections to the Earle family and his relationship to the artist, Augustus Earle, one of the first artists to visit New Zealand. Talks about parents divorce and mother's move to Wyoming. Gives details of his education and training as a sculptor, and his teaching experience after graduation. Talks about receiving tenure as head of the 3-D Department at the University of Houston in 1988. Recalls his dislike of Houston. Discusses decision to come to New Zealand as Head of School of Art at Wanganui. Discusses Quaker heritage on his mother's side. Details the origin of his collection of Asian and South Pacific artifacts. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Other - No biographical information form Interviewer(s) - Suzanne MacAulay Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-007664 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 55 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2003.

Date: 09 Oct 1991

From: Kirker, Anne, 1947- : Contemporary New Zealand women artists

By: Albrecht, Gretchen, 1943-; Kirker, Anne (Dr), 1947-

Reference: OHInt-0627/02

Description: Gretchen Albrecht was born in 1942. Talks about her life as an artist, painter. Mentions working as a teaching fellow at Auckland University in the 1970's. Interviewer(s) - Anne Kirker Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010843a Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 30 Minutes Duration. Search dates: 1991

Date: 09 Oct 2002

From: Kirker, Anne, 1947- : Contemporary New Zealand women artists

By: Blair, Philippa Mary, 1945-; Kirker, Anne (Dr), 1947-

Reference: OHInt-0627/03

Description: Philippa Blair was born in 1975. Talks about painting, her paintings, and her work as an art teacher Interviewer(s) - Anne Kirker Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010843b Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 20 Minutes Duration.

Date: 1994

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to artists, art awards, art sales and art exhibitions]

Reference: Eph-B-ARTS-1994-01

Description: Programme with photographs of some of the presenters: Gordon Haus, Carol Langton, Bill Taylor, Jane Winnie, Bruce Wilson, Irene Packham, Ann Brodie, Ross Hemera, Reihana MacDonald, Selwyn Muru, Bruce Hucko, Rogena Degge, David Hood, Doug Boughton. Accompanied by a booklet listing delegates to the conference, and a draft paper on gender equity in art education policy. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 32 pages, 297 x 210 mm. Provenance: Donated by Fiona Gray, Wellington, in 2015.

Date: 1963

By: Tapper, Garth Purcell, 1927-1999

Reference: G-571

Description: Seated three-quarter portrait of the New Zealand artist and teacher Adam Wilfred Seddon McLaren (1906-1977), aged about 57. He is dressed casually and sits in a relaxed position, legs crossed, and his arms crossed over his lap. His expression is impassive, his eyes closed. The painting's background shows a human skull and various geometric patterns in cream and grey hues. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Garth Tapper 63 [in brushpoint] Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on board, 785 x 640 mm (sight); framed Provenance: Previously in a private collection.

Date: 2004-2007, 1938-1989

By: Hardie, Roger W, active 1956-2007

Reference: MS-Papers-8723

Description: Correspondence and notes created by Roger Hardie in the course of writng his history of the Department of Education Art and Crafts specialist staff 1938-1989. Source of title - Supplied by Library Roger Hardie, a former art and crafts specialist with the Department of Education, wrote and published `...the buds of flowering, an archive list of Department of Education art and crafts specialist staff 1938-1989'. Quantity: 4 folder(s). 0.40 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter Transfers: Photographs transferred to Photographic Archive and held at PAColl-9109. The main collection remains with Manuscripts and Archives - To Photographic Archive - Photographs - To Book Collections - Published matter.

Date: 1949-1964

From: Henderson, Carol, 1935- :Gordon Tovey Archive (photographs)/ Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa

Reference: PAColl-9189-32

Description: Exhibitions of children's art, one identified as being at the Palmerston North A and P Show in 1953. Photographs of children making art and of their art work. Included is sculpture. Weaving. Masks. Models. Pumice carvings. Paintings. Clay pots and figures. Paper collage. Screen printing. Lino cuts. Needle work. Expressive movement. Action songs. There is also a proof sheet of children and adults in a paddock performing Maori dances. There is a home-made meeting house and a hangi in preparation. Photographs of Art and Craft Specialists who worked with Gordon Tovey include - John Ritson. Brian Carmody. Gordon Tarrent. Annette Ferguson. Fred Graham. Bebe Simpson. Ramsay Howie. Marewa and Cliff O'Connel. Esther Archdall. Ralph Hotere. John Kim. Engo Diak. Roland Deck. Marewa McConnell. Dick Steelye. Lois Carr. Arnold Campbell. Photographs of some of these people were taken at Gordon Tovey's retirement party. Other artists include Arnold Wilson beside a carved figure, photographed by Ans Westra in Kawakawa in 1964. Selwyn Muru in Wellington photographed by Ans Westra in 1964. Two photographes of the meeting house, Tikitiki Marae, photographed by Ans Westra in the early 1960s. Original envelope was labled - "Likely to be considered for `Arts of New Zealand Children' course. Quantity: 105 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1922-2000]

By: Henderson, Carol, 1935-

Reference: MS-Group-0996

Description: Comprises material collected by Luit Bieringa and Carol Henderson for Tovey's biography, published under the title `A Blaze of colour'. Includes a large amount of material relating to his life and work, especially on the teaching of Maori art and craft, the Northern Maori Project, the Education Department, the teaching of art, exhibitions, correspondence, his writings and poetry, background papers, drafts, photographs and sound recordings, as well as material on his artistic circle and the exhibition of their work at the Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt. Some official Department of Education files have been collected with his papers Source of title - supplied Arrangement: The collections have been organised into series reflecting their provenance: Luit Bieringer, Carol Henderson, and the Eduation Department. Quantity: 90 folder(s). 2 box(es). 2 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter. Finding Aids: Preliminary lists available.. Provenance: The records were collected separately by the co-authors of the biography, Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa. In addition, files from the Education Department were found among Tovey's papers. The combined collections were donated by Carol Henderson. Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Carol Henderson, 2001, 2012 Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into Manuscripts. Transfers made from there. - To Oral History Collection - Oral history interviews relating to Gordon Tovey and sound recordings relating to his work. Video cassette re Dr Beeby. - To Photographic Archive - Photographic material relating to Tovey's career - To Drawings & Prints Collection - Sketches and paintings by Tovey. - To Book Collections - Books relating to education and art.

Date: [1950s-1960s]

From: Henderson, Carol, 1935- :Gordon Tovey Archive (photographs)/ Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa

By: Tovey, Arthur Gordon, 1901-1974

Reference: PAColl-9189-29

Description: These are Gordon Tovey's own photographs. Most are landscapes taken in Queentown, Central Otago, and the East Coast of the North Island. Others are views of boats, wharves, and reflections in water. Most are treated in a pictorialist manner. Quantity: 13 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1948]

From: Henderson, Carol, 1935- :Gordon Tovey Archive (photographs)/ Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa

Reference: PA12-6672

Description: Gordon Tovey speaking in a lecture hall to an audience of women. Quantity: 1 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparency, 12.2 x 10 cm

Date: [ca 1950s-2000]

By: Henderson, Carol, 1935-; Tovey, Arthur Gordon, 1901-1974

Reference: PA-Group-00168

Description: Photographs relating to Maori art and craft, Education Department, teaching, exhibitions, and publications, mostly taken by Gordon Tovey. See lists for further information. . Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives at 35mm-85618 to 35mm-87141 and 35mm-87175 to 35mm-87433. 1/2-231545-F to 1/2-231552-F. 1/4-115836-F to 1/4-115948-F. Transparencies at PA12-6672 to PA12-6673 Quantity: 1566 b&w original photographic print(s). 18 colour original photographic print(s) colour original photographic print(s). 1 electronic scan(s) of original colour photographic print(s). 1924 b&w original negative(s) comprising 7,862 images. 8 colour original negative(s) comprising 22 images. 399 colour original transparency/ies. 1 digital print(s) in colour. Finding Aids: Typed list of items in Gordon Tovey Archive can be found in PAColl-9189-37.. Provenance: Donations by Carol Henderson, 2001 and 2012. Donor is the daughter of Gordon Tovey. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-0996 : Gordon Tovey Archive / Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa. See also: Oral History Collection and Drawings, Paintings and Prints..

Date: ca 1908, February 1969

By: Hawkins, Adrianne C, active 2003

Reference: PAColl-7447

Description: Photographs of Wilfrid Nelson Isaac (1893-1972), jeweller, enameller, metalworker, art school director, taken ca 1908 and 1969. Arrangement: Negatives at 1/2-201327 to 201328-F; transparency at PA12-2394 Photocopy on shelf at PAColl-7447 Quantity: 2 b&w original negative(s). 1 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: [between ca 1912 and 1930s]

By: Fry, Patricia Susan, 1924-2019

Reference: PAColl-8425

Description: Photographs relating to the New Zealand artist and art teacher Helen Priscilla Crabb, taken between circa 1912 and the 1930s. Arrangement: Negatives at 1/2-082061 to 1/2-082066 Quantity: 6 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negatives

Date: 1948-[1959]

From: Henderson, Carol, 1935- :Gordon Tovey Archive (photographs)/ Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa

Reference: PAColl-9189-33

Description: Most of the photographs show children performing expressive movement. Others include - Boys drumming. Children in class drawing watched by teacher. Girl with masks. Girls with model of a horse. Panorama of children's faces. There are two colour prints of children's paintings from "Education," vol 2, no 5, 1948. Original envelope was labled - "Likely to be considered for `Arts of New Zealand Children' course. Quantity: 14 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [1950s-1960s]

From: Henderson, Carol, 1935- :Gordon Tovey Archive (photographs)/ Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa

By: Tovey, Arthur Gordon, 1901-1974

Reference: PAColl-9189-30

Description: These are Gordon Tovey's own photographs. Most are landscapes taken in Queentown, Central Otago, and the East Coast of the North Island. Others are views of boats, wharves, and reflections in water. Most are treated in a pictorialist manner. There is also a portrait of Tovey. Quantity: 32 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1932-[ca1969]

From: Henderson, Carol, 1935- :Gordon Tovey Archive (photographs)/ Compiled by Carol Henderson and Luit Bieringa

Reference: PAColl-9189-28

Description: Participants at a summer art school in fancy dress, late 1940s/early 1950s. Views of Sydney buildings, 1954. People and actors, Japan, 1954. Tovey family and friends, 1930s. Gordon Tovey and family at Plimmerton, 1960s. Portrait of Murray Stevenson. Quantity: 12 b&w original photographic print(s).