PORTRAIT OF A CENTURY is the history of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts over the past one hundred years. The Academy was founded in 1882 to promote and encourage fine arts in New Zealand. The first exhibition was held in July the following year. This volume celebrates both events: the academy's administrative history and artistic participation. More than 4,000 exhibiting artists were listed in Academy catalogues during that period. Their names are recorded here. There are more than three hundred illustrations featuring some of the works exhibited at the Academy, many in colour. The role of the officers and administrators in shaping the Academy's history makes facinating reading and we can admire their foresight today - it was from works gifted by the Academy that the National Gallery formed its original collection. This 1983 Millwood Press Hardback is in very good condition. Heavy; DJ. ISBN: 9780908582600 SKU: 1567471 This image is of the actual book.
