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Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
- Date
- 1987 - 1991
- By
- Power, Elaine, 1931-
- Reference
- A-374
- Description
Includes watercolour and pencil drawings of New Zealand birds, prepared for publication in the following books, published by Bateman:
Countryside and garden birds of New Zealand (1987)
Bush and high country birds of New Zealand (1988)
Sea and shore birds of New Zealand (1990)
Lake, river and wetland birds of New Zealand (1991)
Arrangement: Arranged in groups according to the publication for which they were intended (publication arranged chronologically from 1987-1991). Within each book group, drawings are arranged according to the final page numbers.
Quantity: 78 watercolour(s). 81 drawing(s).
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 78 watercolour(s), 81 drawing(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Pencil works, Scientific illustrations
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Power, Elaine, 1931- :Coot [1991].
Date: 1991
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-157
Description: Shows an adult coot with three chicks, a juvenile coot and a young coot just passed the chick stage. Title details appear on tracing paper overlay. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Lake, river and wetland birds of New Zealand" (1990). This image appears on page 46 of this book. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 300 x 205 mm, with tracing paper overlay.
Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Terns. 1990]
Date: 1990
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-116
Description: Shows a pair of adult white-fronted terns and a juvenile; a black-fronted tern in summer, and an Eastern little tern. Description details appear on tracing paper overlay. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Sea and shore birds of New Zealand" (1990). This image appears on page 46 of this book. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 300 x 205 mm, with tracing paper overlay.
Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Male and female pheasant with corn plants. 1987].
Date: 1987
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-003
Description: Shows a male and female pheasant standing at the base of several corn stalks. One cob is in the foreground. Male, female and corn are identified with labels on the tracing paper overlay. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Countryside and garden birds of New Zealand" (1987). This image appears on page 10 of this book. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 297 x 210 mm. with tracing paper overlay
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- :[Wetland birds. 1991]
Date: 1991
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-125
Description: Shows a white-faced heron in flight, two pied stilts, a little black shag, an adult and a juvenile pukeko and a pukeko chick. Description details appear on tracing paper overlay. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Lake, river and wetland birds of New Zealand" (1990). This image appears on page 14 of this book. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 300 x 205 mm, with tracing paper overlay.
Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Starlings. 1987].
Date: 1987
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-026
Description: Shows a female starling in summer, a juvenile in winter and in summer, and a male and female adult in winter. A red pelargonium also features. Label for each bird appears on the tracing paper overlay. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Countryside and garden birds of New Zealand" (1987). This image appears on page 34 of this book. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 297 x 210 mm. with tracing paper overlay
Power, Elaine, 1931- :Banded rail [1991].
Date: 1991
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-153
Description: Shows a banded rail and a black chick with three eggs on a nest in the tall grass. Title details appear on tracing paper overlay. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Lake, river and wetland birds of New Zealand" (1990). This image appears on page 42 of this book. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 300 x 205 mm, with tracing paper overlay.
Power, Elaine, 1931- :[New Zealand dotterel. 1990]
Date: 1990
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-103
Description: Shows studies of a New Zealand dotterel in flight, a chick and a detail of the head of a dotterel. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Sea and shore birds of New Zealand" (1990). This image appears on page 33 of this book. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on sheet 297 x 210 mm.
Power, Elaine, 1931- :Grey teal [1991].
Date: 1991
From: Power, Elaine, 1931- :[Bird studies prepared for four "Birds of New Zealand" books. 1987-1991.]
Reference: A-374-142
Description: Shows four grey teal in flight over rolling farmland: a juvenile, two males and a female. Description details appear on tracing paper overlay. Artwork prepared for publication in Elaine Power's "Lake, river and wetland birds of New Zealand" (1990). This image appears on page 31 of this book. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 300 x 205 mm, with tracing paper overlay.