Artists' models

Date: 4 Apr 2000 - 04 Apr 2000

From: Auckland Civic Theatre Year 2000 Oral Archive project

By: Redfern, Regina Raye, 1912?-

Reference: OHInt-0546-07

Description: Explains the use of her stage name. Describes how her mother came from a dancing family in Manchester and arrived in New Zealand in the 1890s. Describes dancing, doing pantomime from the age of eight and touring with other dancing children and nannies from about 1920. Mentions shows in which she performed. Recalls going to Sydney at the age of twelve, doing modelling at Art School, learning office work and doing dance training with a Russian dancer. Describes auditioning for Anna Pavlova, being given the chance to become a trainee dancer with her and being prevented by her mother. Discusses returning to Auckland, starting a dance school and beginning to work for Moodabe Theatres and at the Civic. Describes recruiting a dance team for the theatre manager of the Civic, Lawrence Quinn. Talks about their half hour programme of variety, dance and cabaret and dancers Freda Stark, Patricia Over, Thelma Creaner, Da Katipa, Joyce Somerville, Peggy David, Lolita Sullivan and Gay Vercoe. Describes doing the choreography and making costumes. Mentions also working at the Ammunition Company with Freda Stark. Describes the increasing need for entertainment as the war went on. Discusses some of their dances including Freda Stark's gold paint dance. Mentions going into a baby wear business at the end of the war. Interviewer(s) - Anna Soutar Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s) (partial). 1 Electronic document(s) (partial transcript). 1 interview(s). Physical Description: Textual files - Microsoft word Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-3079, OHDL-001750.

Date: [ca 1990-2010]

From: Nigro, Jan, 1920-2012: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1246

Description: Photographs taken circa 1990 to 2010 by unidentified photographer/s. Depicts Nigro and other mainly unidentified people. Includes scenes from exhibition openings, clothed and nude art models, images of artworks and images of a camera operator with a Sony video camera and a sound recordist with boom pole and sound kit. Also features 'Bathers', the Dilano rug Nigro designed. Identifiable people include artist Donna Demente and poet Kevin Ireland. Six images appear to be of an unidentified bride (dressed in pink) at a wedding. Three images show gardens with flowers. Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 92. Physical Description: Plastic photograph album with picture of a beach on the cover, 32 x 18 cm

Date: 1938

From: Rowland, Lorna Waring, 1908-1988: Papers and photographs

By: Melbourne Argus (Newspaper)

Reference: fMS-Papers-12355

Description: Article from the Argus Weekend Magazine, 12 June 1938, by Lorna Rowland describing her work as an artist's model. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: Removed from photograph album at Library reference PA1-o-2030.. Processing information: Material was removed from photograph album for storage reasons.

Date: 1976

By: Hodgkins, Frances Mary, 1869-1947; Capper Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: C-085-066-a

Description: Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured 370 x 270 mm on sheet 635 x 520 mm

Date: 1897 - 1903

From: Strong, Austin, 1881-1952 :[Sketchbooks. ca 1895-1904]

Reference: E-781

Description: Includes a pencil sketch of the head of a lightly veiled woman; a watercolour sketch of a house amongst willow tree with the drive and gate labelled; a watercolour sketch of an artist with palette and his model sketch of a man holding an epee or rapier. Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour drawings in student sketchbook, 153 x 221 mm.

Date: 1946

By: MacCormac, Phyllys Mary, 1904-1988

Reference: A-006-017

Description: Portrait of a female model from an art class Probable date of teaching from Barc supplied by the artist Supplied title Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on verso of blueprint paper 312 x 255 mm (irregularly shaped)

Date: 1860 - 1870

From: Pope, James Henry 1837-1913 :Scrap book [1860s]

Reference: E-043-q-156

Description: Cartoon at the top entitled `Statuesque' shows a group of young women looking at a young man posing on a pedestal as though a statue. Through an open door comes an old woman (schoolmistress), and behind her in the room can be seen another young woman (Barbara). The caption below reads: Barbara making a call on Mrs Griffen (her old schoolmistress), impudently takes her cousin with her, and leaves him in the hall. During the interview, a great scuffling and giggling is heard behind the door. Mrs G angrily rushes to see the cause - Tableau!! As Tom excused himself to Barbara, "The vacant pedestal was irresistable!" Cartoon at the bottom entitled `The portrait', shows a young woman and a young girl painting portraits of their charwoman. One in side profile, the other is full face. The caption below reads: Charwoman (who has been sitting to the young ladies, "O dear, Miss Laura! Why you've only drawed me with one eye! Miss Rosa's give me my reg 'lar number!". Engraver's initials - C.K. Possibly both published in Punch Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Titles Quantity: 2 b&w art print(s) stuck to page of scrapbook.. Physical Description: Wood engravings, stuck to page 275 x 215 mm

Date: 1860 - 1870

From: Pope, James Henry 1837-1913 :Scrap book [1860s]

Reference: E-043-q-153

Description: Cartoon at the top left entitled `Cap-a-pie', shows two boys looking at a man wearing a flat-topped hat. Extended caption reads - "Oh, look here, Billy; here's a swell with a pork-pie on his head!" Cartoon at the top right entitled `Pleasant - Very!', shows an inebriated passer-by talking to the owner of a fishing tackle shop who has been woken up at 3am. A fish hangs from his shop-front. Extended caption reads - Enraged tradesman (knocked up at 3am), "What do you mean, Sir, by making this disturbance at this time o' night; breaking people's night's rest?" Inebriated wanderer, "Hush -oh! - You've got a bite! Strike him hard. Mag-nifshnt fish, shever-I-shee - 'pon my word an' honour!" Cartoon at bottom left entitled `Is it pos-sible?', shows a gentleman speaking to a small boy playing on the street outside a factory. Extended caption reads - Swell (lecturing juvenile member of manufacturing centre), "You should always - Ah - touch your hat to a gentleman - " Factory lad, "Please, Sir, I didn't know as yer was one!!". Engraver's initials - C.K. Cartoon at bottom right entitled `Art at a cattle show', shows an artist painting a picture of a very fat pig. Watching the artist is a portly gentleman and a group of young boys. Extended caption reads - First small boy, "I say, Bill, what's he a doing of?" Second ditto, "Can't you see he's a taking that old gent's picture, and isn't it like him?" Possibly both published in Punch Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Titles Quantity: 4 b&w art print(s) stuck to page of scrapbook.. Physical Description: Wood engravings, stuck to page 275 x 215 mm

Date: 1976

By: Hodgkins, Frances Mary, 1869-1947; Capper Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: C-085-066

Description: Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured 370 x 270 mm on sheet 635 x 520 mm

Date: 2006

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0002332

Description: Ex All Black, Colin Meads, sits at the breakfast table reading the paper. He is disgusted at the news that All Black, Anton Oliver, is posing nude for a painting. When he wonders aloud, 'What are yer, Oliver', his wife who is standing at the kitchen sink answers that he is a hooker. The word 'hooker' is a position in a rugby game but also means prostitute. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: ca 1970

By: Scales, Helen Flora Victoria, 1887-1985

Reference: G-513

Description: Portrait of a seated model, her arms folded. She is a middle-aged woman, wearing a red hat, pink blouse, black shawl and floral skirt Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on canvas, 500 x 400 mm