Overview

This lively and compelling story of Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery begins before Henry Sarjeant had even dreamed of a 'fine art gallery' for the burgeoning small town of Whanganui. It reveals the Sarjeant Gallery's early years and its development as a collecting and exhibiting institution that is now recognised as one of New Zealand's finest. Generously illustrated with many works from the Sarjeant's rich, varied and important collection, this book places the gallery at the heart of the story of Whanganui and marks its triumphal reopening in 2024.

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‘A marvellous book in every way’ — Kate de Goldi, RNZ ‘A fascinating history of an art institution and its place in a city . . . a handsomely illustrated and eminently desirable volume’ — Don Abbott, Art NZ ‘An inspirational and compelling story’ — Lyn Potter, Booklovers ‘Massey University Press and the Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery have pulled out all the stops’ — Bronwyn Labrum, New Zealand Journal of History

Author Information

Martin Edmond was born in Ohakune and grew up in small North Island towns. He has an MA in English language and literature from Victoria University of Wellington (1977) and a Doctorate of Creative Arts from the University of Western Sydney (2013). He travelled with avant-punk theatre group Red Mole in the 1970s, worked as a screenwriter in the 1980s and has, since the publication of The Autobiography of My Father in 1992, concentrated on the writing of non-fiction prose. His books about artists include The Resurrection of Philip Clairmont (1999), The Supply Party: Ludwig Becker on the Burke & Wills Expedition (2009), Dark Night: Walking With McCahon (2011) and Mortal Things, an unpublished biography of convict artist Joseph Lycett. He received the Prime Minister’s Award for literary achievement in non-fiction in 2013. After basing himself in Australia for many years, he moved recently to Japan, where he lives in Shinanomachi in the mountains of Honshu.

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