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Sourcing the golden goose, Hugh Roberts

Posted on June 1, 2013 by NZ Books

Elements of Modernism in Colin McCahon’s Early Work Gordon H Brown Art History Programme, Victoria University of Wellington, $15.00, ISBN 9780475122032 Toss Woollaston: Origins and Influence Tony Green Art History Programme, Victoria University of Wellington, $15.00, ISBN 9771176304001 Colin McCahon…

Tagged with: Art History Programme, Colin McCahon, Gordon H Brown, Hugh Roberts, Issue 102, Rex Butler, Roger Blackley, Tony Green, Toss Woollaston, Victoria University of Wellington, Winter 2013
Posted in Art, Essays, Non-fiction, Review

Talking Toss Woollaston, Gregory O’Brien

Posted on March 1, 2001 by NZ Books

Toss Woollaston in conversation with Gregory O’Brien I visited Toss Woollaston at Upper Moutere in September 1994 and over two days recorded two-and-a-half hours of conversation with him. During my stay, the talk ranged widely, with Toss speaking at some…

Tagged with: Autumn 2001, Gregory O’Brien, Issue 53, Toss Woollaston
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Looking with new eyes: the Woollaston achievement, Tony Bellette

Posted on July 1, 1992 by NZ Books

Toss Woollaston: A Retrospective Exhibition 1991/2 Toss Woollaston: An Illustrated Biography Gerald Barnett, National Art Gallery, Wellington/ Random Century, Auckland, 1991, $39.95 Viewing the Toss Woollaston retrospective is an occasion for gratification, and even wonder, that the language of painting…

Tagged with: Gerald Barnett, Issue 5, National Art Gallery, Tony Bellette, Toss Woollaston, Winter 1992
Posted in Art, Biography, Non-fiction