Finding Frances Hodgkins
Publisher: Auckland, New Zealand : Massey University Press, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 431 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cmISBN:- 9780995102972
- 099510297X
- ND1108.H615 K48 2019
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Whitecliffe Library NZ & Pacific | NZ & Pacific | NZ&P ND 1108 HOD KIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0013661 |
"Frances Hodgkins, our most celebrated artist, left New Zealand in 1901, determined to succeed. In this engaging book, curator Mary Kisler follows in Hodgkins' footsteps through England, France, Italy, Morocco, Spain and Wales to discover the locations in which Hodgkins constantly pushed her exploration of modernism. Warm, insightful, fresh, expert and richly illustrated, this handsome book sheds new light on Hodgkins' life, art and social milieu"--Publisher's website (accessed 2/5/2019).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-419) and index.
When Frances Hodgkins, our most celebrated artist, first left New Zealand in 1901, location became a key factor in her determination to succeed as an artist. In this engaging book, curator Mary Kisler follows in Hodgkins' footsteps through England, France, Italy, Morocco, Spain and Wales to discover the locations in which Hodgkins constantly pushed her exploration of modernism. Warm, insightful, fresh, expert and richly illustrated, this handsome book sheds new light on Hodgkins' life, art and social milieu.