An exhibition mounted as part of the Canterbury Centenary celebrations. Two of three galleries in the museum covered British painting from Hogarth and Turner; works were drawn from collections in New Zealand and the UK. The third gallery was given over to contemporary works selected by Herbert Read and Basil Taylor.

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Glossary

  • Contemporary

    Existing or coming into being at the same period; of today or of the present. The term that designates art being made today.

  • Painting

    Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.