Gottfried Lindauer

Mere Kuru Te Kati

Mere Kuru Te Kati by Gottfried Lindauer

Artwork Detail

Mere Kuru Te Kati of Ngāti Tamatera has been written into history as a determined woman but in contemporary terms she would be today described as an environmental activist. Mere was emphatically opposed to gold mining at Ohinemuri in the Thames region. In 1875, the New Zealand Government opened up Ohinemuri for mining and proclaimed the district as a gold-mining region.

Title
Mere Kuru Te Kati
Artist/creator
Gottfried Lindauer
Production date
1903
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
910 x 760 x 55 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr H E Partridge, 1915
Accession no
1915/2/65
Copyright
Copying restrictions apply
Department
New Zealand Art
Display status
On display

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