Awards
- Short-listed for PANZ Book Design Awards: Best Illustrated Book 2014
- Shortlisted for New Zealand Post Book Awards: General Non-Fiction 2014.
- Shortlisted for PANZ Book Design Awards: Best Cover 2014.
- Shortlisted for PANZ Book Design Awards: Best Illustrated Book 2014.
- Winner of New Zealand Post Book Awards Book of the Year 2014 (New Zealand)
- Winner of New Zealand Post Book Awards: Book of the Year 2014
- Winner of New Zealand Post Book Awards: Book of the Year 2014.
- Winner of New Zealand Post Book Awards: General Non-Fiction 2014.
- Winner of PANZ Book Design Awards: Best Cover 2014.
Overview
From Montana award-winning author Jill Trevelyan comes the first biography of Peter McLeavey, the charismatic, pioneering art dealer who since the 1960s has shaped – even transformed – New Zealand art. McLeavey’s personal story is remarkable, but his contemporaries will recognise common themes: the religious upbringing, the struggle to be bohemian in repressive mid-century small town New Zealand, the challenges of marriage and fatherhood, the dilemma of whether to stay or leave New Zealand, and the need to make a mark. Through exclusive access to McLeavey’s extensive and hitherto untapped archive of letters, diaries, exhibition files and more, this book offers insights into the artists McLeavey has represented across half a century. Here, in their own words – lively, salty, and often heart-breaking – are Colin McCahon, Toss Woollaston, Len Lye, Milan Mrkusich, Bill Hammond, Gordon Walters, Michael Illingworth, Robin White, Richard Killeen, John Reynolds, Yvonne Todd and many more. Far more than a simple biography, this is the big story of contemporary New Zealandart itself, in a period of massive change and growth, and Trevelyan offers an utterly fresh and compelling historical account of the birth of the modern art market and the status of art today. A must-read for anyone interested in New Zealand’s art, culture or recent history.
Full Product Details
Author: Jill Trevelyan
Publisher: Te Papa Press
Imprint: Te Papa Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 4.10cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 1.400kg
ISBN: 9780987668844
ISBN 10: 0987668846
Pages: 492
Publication Date: 18 October 2013
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Language: English, Maori
Author Information
Jill Trevelyan is a curator and writer specialising in twentieth-century New Zealand art. She was the editor of Toss Woollaston: A life in letters (Te Papa Press, 2004); co-curator of Te Papa’s exhibition Rita Angus: Life & vision, 2008, and co-editor of the accompanying catalogue; and author of Rita Angus: An artist’s life (Te Papa Press, 2008). She lives in Wellington.
