Talk | Central City
Back to Blighty | Expatriate journeys of New Zealand artists
In the 1900s many New Zealand artists travelled to Europe. Hear why was this so important, what the artists did there and what happened when they returned.
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- Contact
- Janet Abbott
- Janetwabbott@gmail.com
- Phone
- 027 547 1964
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Free event
This illustrated talk, by Christchurch Art Gallery Visitor Host Janet Abbott, will look at artists including Sydney Thompson, Frances Hodgkins, Margaret Stoddart, Charles Goldie, and Cecil and Elizabeth Kelly.
It will consider what cultural cringe was and how this shaped the careers of the first generation of New Zealand born artists.
Image: Market Day St Ives, by Elizabeth Kelly (detail). Courtsey of Margaret Abbott
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