Working drawing for central panels, Auckland International Airport mural.

Rights

Working drawing for central panels, Auckland International Airport mural by Ralph Hotere.
Reproduction permission courtesy of Ralph Hotere.

Alternative Title

Working drawing for central panels, Godwit/Kuaka.

Date Created

1977

Identifier

Hocken Pictorial Collections - 83/1
a10242

Description

The airport mural was given to the Chartwell Collection, now (April 1997) in the Auckland City Art Gallery & renamed by the artist "Godwit/Kuaka. 1977"
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: Working drawing for central panels, Auck Int Airport mural. Hotere 77; through image with brush: 6 7 Ruia ruia 8 Opea opea 9 Tahia tahia 10 11 Purple Kia hemo ake ko te kaka koakoa, kia herea mai te kaurai koroki. Kia tatata mai i noto i tana pukorokoro, whai karo he kuaka he kuaka marangaranga. Kotahi manu i tau ki te tahuna, tau atu tau atu kua tau mai. Purple blue

Format

Working drawings

Extent

560 x 764 mm

Medium

oil, ink wash & process white on paper

Temporal Coverage

Provenance

Given by M. & M. Hitchings, Dunedin, 1983.

Files

a10242.jpg

Citation

Hotere, Ralph, 1931-, “Working drawing for central panels, Auckland International Airport mural.,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed March 29, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/4504.