Acres, Avis, 1910-1994. Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara
Acres, Avis, 1910-1994 :[Lying in the sun was a strange animal. 1956]
Date: 1956
From: Acres, Avis, 1910-1994 :[61 (Sixty-one) original illustrations for "Hutu and Kawa" children's books. 1955-1957]
Reference: A-425-057
Description: Illustration for page [5] of "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". Hutu and Kawa peer of the edge of a rock and see a weeping tuatara standing on it in the foreground. A flax bush and the sea are in the background. Shows a very slightly different illustration from that eventually published. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on card, 236 x 185 mm.
Acres, Avis, 1910-1994: The tale of Hutu, Kawa and Tuatara. [Sketchbook. 1954-55].
Date: 1955 - 1956
By: Acres, Avis, 1910-1994
Reference: E-507
Description: Contains crayon and watercolour sketches, and hand-written ink text of the book "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara", which was published in 1956. Contains sketches of Hutu and Kawa, the pohutukawa babies, a tuatara, seashore birds (penguin, gulls, shearwater), and bush birds (fantail, kiwi, wood-pigeon). Inscriptions: Album page - (Front cover): [Title] Dated in 1955-56, as book was published in 1956. Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s). Physical Description: Sketchbook of 15 leaves, 252 x 175 mm.
Acres, Avis, 1910-1994 :[Twenty-four original illustrations for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tua...
Date: 1956
From: Acres, Avis, 1910-1994 :[61 (Sixty-one) original illustrations for "Hutu and Kawa" children's books. 1955-1957]
Reference: A-425-017/040
Description: Illustrations for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara", including title page, alternative title page (not used- A-425-018), pages 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 (two versions, one of them reversed), 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32. Characters include Hutu and Kawa, Tuatara, a seagull, kingfisher, little blue penguin, shearwater, silver eye, kowhai babies, wood pigeon and morepork. Reversed version of page [12] has text written on verso: "To our beloved Princess Anne from the Forest Folk of New Zealand" Quantity: 24 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawings on light card, 236 x 185 mm.
Acres, Avis, 1910-1994 :To let. One Room. Rent 12 insects per week. [1955-56].
Date: 1955 - 1956
From: Acres, Avis 1910-1994 :[Original illustrations for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". 1955-56].
By: Acres, Avis, 1910-1994
Reference: B-087-030
Description: Preliminary version of "Mrs Shearwater had a room to let" (B-087-027), but reversed, and in slightly different proportions. Hutu and Kawa scramble up bank in foreground while Tuatara is partly obscured inspecting the hole under the rock. Extended Title - Preliminary illustration for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - P. 13; Recto - top centre - [Title - from notice above hole in rock]. Dated 1955-56, as book, "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara" was published in 1956. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 380 x 292 mm.
Acres, Avis, 1910-1994 :Lying in the sun was a strange animal. [1955-56].
Date: 1955 - 1956
From: Acres, Avis 1910-1994 :[Original illustrations for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". 1955-56].
By: Acres, Avis, 1910-1994
Reference: B-087-025
Description: Shows tuatara weeping on rock in foreground, with Hutu and Kawa peering at it from right background. Flax bush in left background. Extended Title - Illustration for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title]; Recto - bottom right - A.A. Dated 1955-56, as book, "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara" was published in 1956. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 365 x 277 mm.
Acres, Avis, 1910-1994: The tale of Hutu, Kawa and Tuatara, by Avis Acres. [Cover desig...
Date: 1955 - 1956
From: Acres, Avis 1910-1994 :[Original illustrations for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". 1955-56].
By: Acres, Avis, 1910-1994
Reference: B-087-031
Description: Similar to eventual cover for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara", but reversed. Hutu and Kawa stand on either side of Tuatara, on a beach looking out to sea. Dated 1955-56, as book, "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara" was published in 1956. Extended Title - Preliminary illustration for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". Inscriptions: Recto - centre - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 380 x 292 mm.
Acres, Avis, 1910-1994 :Mrs Shearwater had a room to let. [1955-56].
Date: 1955 - 1956
From: Acres, Avis 1910-1994 :[Original illustrations for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". 1955-56].
By: Acres, Avis, 1910-1994
Reference: B-087-027
Description: Shows back of Tuatara inspecting hole under rock in background, while Hutu and Kawa clamber up rock in foreground. Tutu (coriaria ruscifolia) blooms at right and left foreground. e says "To let / One large room/ Rent only / 12 insects per week". Dated 1955-56, as book, "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara" was published in 1956. Extended Title - Illustration for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title]; Recto - bottom right - A.A. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 389 x 280 mm.
Acres, Avis, 1910-1994 :[They met the Little Blue Penguin. 1955-56].
Date: 1955 - 1956
From: Acres, Avis 1910-1994 :[Original illustrations for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". 1955-56].
By: Acres, Avis, 1910-1994
Reference: B-087-026
Description: Shows little blue penguin standing on rock in left foreground, with Hutu, Kawa and Tuatara waving to it from the sand with sea beyond. Gulls fly overhead, and there is an island off-shore on the horizon. Title taken from illustration in published book. Dated 1955-56, as book, "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara" was published in 1956. Extended Title - Illustration for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - A.A. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 350 x 272 mm.
Acres, Avis, 1910-1994 :Silver Eye delivered the invitations. [1955-56].
Date: 1955 - 1956
From: Acres, Avis 1910-1994 :[Original illustrations for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". 1955-56].
By: Acres, Avis, 1910-1994
Reference: B-087-028
Description: Shows Puriri fairies receiving their invitations from two silvereyes, on the branches of puriri tree. Dated 1955-56, as book, "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara" was published in 1956. Extended Title - Illustration for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title]; Recto - bottom right - A.A. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 372 x 271 mm.
Acres, Avis, 1910-1994 :They put on their leaf aprons and set to work. [1955-56].
Date: 1955 - 1956
From: Acres, Avis 1910-1994 :[Original illustrations for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". 1955-56].
By: Acres, Avis, 1910-1994
Reference: B-087-029
Description: Shows Hutu and Kawa standing beside a cauldron, one stirring, and the other tipping in spiders. A weta stands in the foreground, with snails, while a kiwi pulls up a worm, and a kingfisher watches in the right foreground. Behind, a fantail and tomtit watch from above. Dated 1955-56, as the book, "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara" was published in 1956. Extended Title - Illustration for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title]; Recto - bottom right - A.A. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 380 x 292 mm.
Acres, Avis 1910-1994 :[Original illustrations for "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara". 1955-56].
Date: 1955 - 1956
By: Acres, Avis, 1910-1994
Reference: B-087-025/031
Description: See individual entries for contents. Dated 1955-56, as book, "Hutu and Kawa meet Tuatara" was published in 1956. Quantity: 7 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, varying from 240 x 184 mm, to 370 x 280 mm.