Date:
[ca 1946-ca 2000]
From:
Nunns, Richard, 1945-2021: Collection
By:
Clayton, Ross, active 1988-
Reference:
PAColl-9112-1
Description:
Photographs representing stages of Richard Nunns' life and career, from his student days in the mid 1960s, through school teaching - English and drama - (circa 1970-1990), to his years researching, leading workshops and performing with taonga puoro - Maori musical instruments - (from 1991 to 2000).
Includes images from the following:
Richard at about 16 months, in 1946;
Matamata Intermediate School class photograph, 1958;
Rehearsals in the Barbadoes Street Cemetery, Christchurch, and performances in the Ngaio Marsh Theatre, of `Sergeant Musgrave's Dance', by John Ardern, directed by Mervyn Thompson. Participants were members of the University of Canterbury Drama Society, circa 1966. Richard Nunns played the leading role and other actors included Bill Stalker and Deidre O'Connor;
Production of Gilbert and Sullivan's `Pirates of Penzance', for which Richard Nunns was the Pirate King, directed by Fleur Stark at Matamata College, circa 1971;
Camp at Totaranui for seventh form English students from Nelson Girls High School, where Richard Nunns was a drama teacher from 1978;
Performance at Chez Eelco, Nelson: Teriu Lemon - bass guitar, Richard Nunns - tuba and porutu, Brian James - soprano saxophone, and poet Lewis Scott. Circa 1980;
`Sox and Gumboots', a group of teachers (including Richard Nunns) and students from Fairfield College, Hamilton, who put on shows for local schools. Circa 1978;
Workshops, wananga and presentations made in various venues;
A stone quarry site on the Maitai River, Nelson;
Collection of putorino from an unnamed museum;
Richard Nunns playing the pumotomoto (made by Brian Flintoff) over the pregnant belly of Deborah Waikapohe;
Taonga puoro played by Richard Nunns, including the following: a koauau named Kaiwhakaruaki, made by Brian Flintoff; Hamumu ira garara (Southern term for purerehua), made by Huata Holmes of pounamu; putorino, Te ara ki te kainga, made by John Collins, of matai; koauau ponga ihu, nguru and putatara. Some images from the book `Toiapiapi' are by Ross Clayton.
Performances involving taonga puoro with other musicians including Hirini Melbourne and Judy Bailey, circa 1991-2000;
Four koauau: one made of totara carved by Jimmy Fergus; Ki a piopio, of maire; two made by Clem Mellish, of black argillite from the Croixelles, near Durville Island, and of pounamu;
Participants at a flute convention, circa 1998, including: Ingrid Culliford, Douglas Mews, John Wells, Kirsten Eade, Michelle Scullion, Michael Cooper, Eric Hoover, Brian James and Alexa Still;
Harry Nunns (Richard's father) leading a swing band called `Last of the Summer Wine', in St George's Hall, Thames, circa 1990.
Quantity: 102 colour original photographic print(s). 15 b&w original photographic print(s) Includes 1 proof sheet with 9 images.
