IMAGE
Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bush and high country birds of New Zealand. Original artwork. 1988].
- Date
- 1988
- By
- Power, Elaine, 1931-
- Reference
- A-374-040/078
- Description
Includes watercolour and pencil drawings of New Zealand birds, prepared for publication in a book published by Bateman in 1988.
Arrangement: Drawings are arranged according to the final page numbers in the published book.
Quantity: 20 watercolour(s). 19 drawing(s).
Provenance: Donated by Elaine Power, Auckland, in 2005.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
- Format
- 20 watercolour(s), 19 drawing(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Pencil works, Scientific illustrations
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Power, Elaine, 1931- :Wekas [1988]
Date: 1988
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-066
Description: Shows a pair of weka with two small chicks beside a fern plant. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Bush and high country birds of New Zealand" (1987). This image appears on page 35 of this book. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 297 x 210 mm.
Power, Elaine, 1931- :Tui [1988]
Date: 1988
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-069
Description: Shows a male and female tui sitting in a wineberry shrub. Title details appear on the tracing paper overlay. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Bush and high country birds of New Zealand" (1987). This image appears on page 38 of this book. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 297 x 210 mm. with tracing paper overlay
Power, Elaine, 1931- :Stitchbird [and] bellbird. [1988].
Date: 1988
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-071
Description: Shows studies of a male and female stitchbird, a bellbird bathing, and aggressive bellbird and a juvenile bellbird. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Bush and high country birds of New Zealand" (1988). This image appears on page 40 of this book. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on sheet 297 x 210 mm.
Power, Elaine, 1931- :Moreporks [1988]
Date: 1988
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-077
Description: Shows a pair of adult moreporks with their young, one of which sits in a hole in a tree trunk. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Bush and high country birds of New Zealand" (1987). This image appears on pages 46-47 of this book. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 297 x 420 mm.
Power, Elaine, 1931- :Takahe [and] kakapo [1988].
Date: 1988
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-078
Description: Shows a takahe and kakapo against a hilly background. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Bush and high country birds of New Zealand" (1988). This image appears on page 17 of this book. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on sheet 297 x 210 mm.
Power, Elaine, 1931- :Tomtit [and] robin. [1988]
Date: 1988
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-058
Description: Shows a male and female North Island tomtit, a male South Island tomtit, and a North Island and South Island robin, all in a fern setting. Title details appear on the tracing paper overlay. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Bush and high country birds of New Zealand" (1987). This image appears on page 27 of this book. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 297 x 210 mm. with tracing paper overlay
Power, Elaine, 1931- :Tui [1988].
Date: 1988
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-068
Description: Shows a tui balancing on a perch in the wind, the head of a juvenile tui with colour notes, and a back view of a tui with a note about the fine line of white feathers at the gape of the beak. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Bush and high country birds of New Zealand" (1988). This image appears on page 37 of this book. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on sheet 297 x 210 mm.
Power, Elaine, 1931- :Long-tailed cuckoo. [1988].
Date: 1988
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-052
Description: Shows studies of a long-tailed cuckoo on a branch, a detail of a wing and foot, and a cuckoo in flight. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Bush and high country birds of New Zealand" (1988). This image appears on page 21 of this book. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on sheet 297 x 210 mm.
Power, Elaine, 1931- :Fantails [1988].
Date: 1988
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-061
Description: Shows a fantail in its black phase, a pied fantail, and a nest containing two chicks. It is set in a pittosporum bush. Title details appear on the tracing paper overlay. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Bush and high country birds of New Zealand" (1987). This image appears on page 30 of this book. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 297 x 210 mm. with tracing paper overlay
Power, Elaine, 1931- :Yellowheads, whiteheads [and] brown creeper. [1988]
Date: 1988
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-057
Description: Shows a male and female yellowhead, and male and female whitehead, and a brown creeper, with fern and tree stump. Title details appear on the tracing paper overlay. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Bush and high country birds of New Zealand" (1987). This image appears on the cover and on page 26 of this book. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 297 x 210 mm. with tracing paper overlay