A Fine Pen: The Chinese View of Katherine Mansfield by Shifen Gong

$25.00 NZD

Category: NZ Non-Fiction

For almost eighty years, Katherine Mansfield's stories and poems have been popular with Chinese readers, and she has had a significant influence on a number of short-story writers. In this book, Shifen Gong selects and introduces twenty texts about Mansfield and her work, translated into English for the first time. Together, they bring fresh insights to the largely Eurocentric criticism of Mansfield's work, and at the same time provide a commentary on Chinese literary history. The story of the rises and falls in Mansfield's popularity is fascinating, as it shifts with the major social, political and literary trends, which have given rise to modern China and its literature. 'Because hers is pure literature, its brilliance not shown, it is hidden deep within. It required careful perusal to reach the essence.' Xu Zhimo (1923) 'With remorseless irony she lays bare the hypocrisy and shallowness of the leisured class and their men of letters ...' Tang Baoxin (1982) ...Show more

A New Zealand Christmas: Three Centuries of Kiwi Christmas Celebrations From the Alexander Turnbull Library by Sarah Ell

$37.50 NZD

Category: NZ Art & Artists

This book is a treasure trove of Christmas Kiwiana from down the years. Drawing on the Turnbull's extensive collection, the selection of utterly charming Christmas cards, Christmas Day dinner menus, photographs, recipes, advertisements and poster art show the various ways in which we've celebrated Chris tmas and our nation over time. ...Show more

A Place For The Heart: The Life and Work of Dave Comer, Photographer and Film Location Scout by Peta Carey

$59.99 NZD

Category: NZ Art & Artists | Reading Level: very good

Dave Comer was a highly respected and reknown photographer and film location scout, popularly known as `The man who found Middle Earth¿ for his central role in finding what are now the world famous locations for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films. He lived much of his life in and around Fiordlan d, New Zealand, photographing the region from the 1970s until he died in late 2014. A Place for the Heart presents some of his most beautiful and compelling images, alongside the story of Dave¿s life and work ¿ from the early years jetboating in the Hollyford Valley, to his involvement in the helicopter venison industry, to over thirty years in the international film industry. Above all, A Place for the Heart tells of Dave¿s deep understanding and love of Fiordland. Written by his wife Peta Carey, the narrative follows not only Dave¿s life, but her own journey in making sense of his legacy. A Place for the Heart is told through stories, letters and magnificent photography, and with a foreword by Sir Peter Jackson, offers a moving insight into one man¿s lifelong connection and understanding of the New Zealand wilderness. ...Show more

ABOUT FACE Self-portraits by Native American, First Nations, and Inuit artists by Various Authors

$75.00 NZD

Category: NZ Art & Artists

ANGELS AND ROSES The art of Frederick George Gurnsey by Mark Stocker

$15.00 NZD

Category: NZ Art & Artists

AUGUSTUS EARLE Travel Artist by Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones

$47.50 NZD

Category: NZ Art & Artists

Aberhart by Laurence Aberhart (Photos) & Gregory O'Brien (Essays) & Justin Paton (Essays)

$120.00 NZD

Category: Art, Design & Photography | Reading Level: near fine

LAURENCE ABERHART has been at the forefront of New Zealand photography since the late 1970s, and is recognised as a major international figure. Like the paintings of Colin McCahon-an artist with whom Aberhart is frequently paired-his photographs are a sustained meditation on time, place and cultural his tory. They are also virtuoso pieces of photographic craft. This book is a landmark in New Zealand art publishing. In a definitive overview of Laurence Aberhart's work to date, 235 full-page reproductions of iconic photographs of churches, marae, cemeteries, Masonic Lodges and other subjects are accompanied by illuminating essays by leading New Zealand art writers Gregory O'Brien and Justin Paton. O'Brien pursues the motif of the horizon through Aberhart's work, considering the many journeys that his career encompasses and the shelters and structures seen along the way, while Paton focuses on the human presences that quietly animate Aberhart's extraordinary body of work . ...Show more

Alan Pearson by Denys Trussell

$65.00 NZD

Category: NZ Art & Artists

Alan Pearson, born in 1929, lives in Christchurch, is married to Alison and has a 13-year-old daughter, Nellie. Arguably New Zealand

All My Own Work by Patricia Prendergast

$25.00 NZD

Category: NZ Art & Artists

Local artist's watercolour impressions of high country NZ.

An Exquisite Legacy: The Work and Art of New Zealand Naturalist G.V. Hudson by George Gibbs

$60.00 NZD

Category: NZ Art & Artists

The biography of one of New Zealand's greatest naturalist-artists, G. V.Hudson. George Hudson, 1867-1946, was one of New Zealand's pioneer naturalists, who devoted his life to collecting and describing the New Zealand insect fauna. He amassed what is probably the largest collection of New Zealand insec ts, now housed at Te Papa. Hudson also wrote seven books on insect fauna between 1898 and 1946, each illustrated in colour with immaculate paintings of the specimens, a total of over 3100 paintings, mainly focused on months and butterflies. An Exquisite Legacy is a biography of Hudson, written by his grandson Dr George Gibbs, himself a prominent entomologist. Gibbs outlines the life of this naturalist and artist, whose dedication and output was truly remarkable. Hudson remained an amateur naturalist his whole life, but his contribution to our knowledge about the New Zealand insect world is of enduring significance, while his artistic legacy, built up over nearly seven decades, is truly remarkable. This extensive collection of exquisite illustrations is without parallel in New Zealand. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this biography of George Hudson is the first chance for most people to see his exquisite artwork. Up until now, his books have been valuable collectors' items unavailable to most people. A foreword by Courtney Johnston, Chief Executive of Te Papa Tongarewa, provided in recognition of the importance of this book, and the significance of the Hudson Collection at Te Papa. ...Show more

Andrew Drummond by Andrew Drummond

$50.00 NZD

Category: NZ Art & Artists

Archibald Nicoll 1886-1953 by Archibald Nicoll (Artist)

$12.00 NZD

Category: NZ Art & Artists | Series: Canterbury Vignettes Ser.

Catalogue. Exhibition: 1 July - 6 August 2000