New Zealand Art Print News
Monday, 9 November 2009
Art Deco Prints
Today we have been putting together the start of a collection of Art Deco prints. We used to have an Art Deco gallery but it dwindled to an embarrassing small offering of prints. However recently we have got new prints in stock by Rita Angus and Hamish Allan that have been enough for us to at least offer a few works from this popular style. We also hope to source some more Tamara de Lempicka prints shortly.
Labels: Art Deco Prints, Hamish Allan, Rita Angus, Tamara de Lempicka
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Friday, 14 August 2009
Rita Angus' Painting of Cass - Who is the person standing on the railway station platform?
The question of who was the model for the lone figure standing on the platform of Cass railway station in Rita Angus' famous painting may have been finally answered by a recent letter to the editor published in "Your Weekend" Magazine on August 8 2009 in response to an article on the settlement of Cass that was published the previous week.
"I read with great interest your Heartland column on Cass. The man on the station in the painting by Rita Angus is my late father, Percy Harold Morey. He was District Engineer for Railways from 1924 - 1945, in Dunedin, the West Coast and Canterbury. He travelled the lines inspecting washouts and slips, and frequently stayed at the Railway House at Cass. During the 1940s he build a bach that still stands to the right of the gate as you enter the settlement, and I have wonderful memories of exploring the surrounds while staying there during school holidays - Pamela Gray, Rolleston."
Are there any other candidates that have been put forward over the years?
The question of who was the model for the lone figure standing on the platform of Cass railway station in Rita Angus' famous painting may have been finally answered by a recent letter to the editor published in "Your Weekend" Magazine on August 8 2009 in response to an article on the settlement of Cass that was published the previous week.
"I read with great interest your Heartland column on Cass. The man on the station in the painting by Rita Angus is my late father, Percy Harold Morey. He was District Engineer for Railways from 1924 - 1945, in Dunedin, the West Coast and Canterbury. He travelled the lines inspecting washouts and slips, and frequently stayed at the Railway House at Cass. During the 1940s he build a bach that still stands to the right of the gate as you enter the settlement, and I have wonderful memories of exploring the surrounds while staying there during school holidays - Pamela Gray, Rolleston."
Are there any other candidates that have been put forward over the years?
Labels: Cass, New Zealand art, Paintings, Railway Station, Rita Angus
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