Detail of photography of Maria Dallas by Barry Clothier Ref: PA-Group-00671
Detail of photography of Maria Dallas by Barry Clothier Ref: PA-Group-00671
The Simple Image: The photography of Barry Clothier
This exhibition is closed.
9 April to 10 July 2021 | Te Puna Foundation Gallery (ground floor)
Mon to Fri — 9am to 5pm | Sat — 9am to 1pm
The photography of Barry Clothier, showcased in an exhibition co-curated by the Alexander Turnbull Library and Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision. Photographs, film and music of the 60's.
‘Photographer to the stars’
In the 1960s, Wellington jazz musician and photographer Barry Clothier was ‘photographer to the stars’, and anyone who was anyone in the local pop scene commissioned a photoshoot with him.
Drawn from Barry Clothier’s personal archives held at the Alexander Turnbull Library, The Simple Image features rarely seen photos of Kiwi icons, including Bruno Lawrence, Maria Dallas, Dinah Lee, The Chicks, and many others.
‘Photography is very underrated as a form of artisitic expression...’ — Barry Clothier
Watch film and television footage from the 1960s
The exhibition will showcase film and television footage drawn from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision that captures performances by many of the featured artists, as well the sights and sounds of Wellington in the late 1960s.
Detail from publicity shots of the band Simple Image, by Barry Clothier, May 1967. Ref: PAColl-7031-1-53. Alexander Turnbull Library.