Event Details
christchurchartgallery.org.nzWar spawns violence and death, and it also spawns art. Dr Alan Bollard, chair of the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata, will speak on New Zealand’s portraiture in World War II.
Ahead of ANZAC Day 2025, join us for a talk covering the formal officer oil portraits, the campsite sketches, the ‘hero’ battleground portraits and the ‘real’ battlefield pictures. There is good art and poor art, and some surprises too. The talk will mark the 110th anniversary of the World War I Gallipoli landings and the eightieth anniversary of World War II Victory in Europe Day.
Price
- Free
Date
- Wed 23 Apr
Time
- 6:00 pm
Address
- Montreal Street
- Ōtautahi Christchurch, 8140
- Meet at the front desk
War spawns violence and death, and it also spawns art. Dr Alan Bollard, chair of the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata, will speak on New Zealand’s portraiture in World War II.
Ahead of ANZAC Day 2025, join us for a talk covering the formal officer oil portraits, the campsite sketches, the ‘hero’ battleground portraits and the ‘real’ battlefield pictures. There is good art and poor art, and some surprises too. The talk will mark the 110th anniversary of the World War I Gallipoli landings and the eightieth anniversary of World War II Victory in Europe Day.
