'Tahitian Woman' (c. 1929) reproduced from Martin Andrews, The Life and Work of Robert Gibbings

Creator

Date

2003

Identifier

Central NE1147.6 G53 AJ71

Type

Publisher

Bicester, UK: Primrose Hill Press

Abstract

Gibbings used many life models throughout his career and the model for this sculpture was supposedly a ‘lady of title’ who refused payment. The sculpture was later named ‘Tahitian Woman’ by the now owner, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Files

Tahitian Woman.jpg

Citation

___, “'Tahitian Woman' (c. 1929) reproduced from Martin Andrews, The Life and Work of Robert Gibbings,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 26, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/index.php/items/show/9372.