Partridge Correspondence

Partridge Correspondence

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Concerning Partridge's collection of 19th century portraits of Maori, by Gottfried Lindauer. Particularly regarding public reception of the Collection; Partridge's search for biographical information about portrait sitters; arranging the performance of a war dance to be photographed and potentially reproduced by Lindauer; exhibition of ten paintings at St Louis World's Fair, 1904; initial loan in 1913, and subsequent gifting of Collection to Auckland Art Gallery in 1915; organising publication of 'Pictures of Old New Zealand : the Partridge Collection of Maori paintings', James Cowan, 1930

Creator
H E Partridge
Title
Partridge Correspondence
Date range
1896-1930
Linear meters
0.26
Finding aids
Item Level Listing
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2009/2
Restriction type
Open Access by Appointment
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions

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