Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Photomontage of seaplane and moa over Auckland
Primary Maker
Date
Circa 1920
Physical Description
167 mm. x 216 mm (image and support)
217 mm. x 257 mm (secondary support)
Level of Current Record
Child
Related Object Notes
George Bourne Papers MS 793
Letters MS 89/236
Albums 327 and 328
Essay 99/65
Is Part Of
Media
Technique
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Ngaire Morgan,daughter of George Bourne
Subject Notes
George Bourne was born in Wanganui. In c1902 he started working for the 'Weekly News' as one of their photographic artists and travelled throughout New Zealand for the next twenty years in that capacity. He is well known for his series portraying the Maori prophet, Rua Kenana and his newly built community at Maungapohatu in 1908. He pioneered aerial photography through his friends the Walsh brothers and is also known for his comic photo montages.
Copyright
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Last Update
12 May 2023
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