Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Cutting up a fallen kauri tree
Primary Maker
Date
1910s-1920s
Physical Description
204 mm. x 142 mm (image and 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/Materials
Technique
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Ngaire Morgan,daughter of George Bourne
Public Access Text
Stamped on verso "G. Fitzgerald"
Subject Notes
George Bourne was born in Whanganui. 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.
These photographs were gifted to Ngaire Morgan's aunt, Carrie Fitzgerald of Palmerston North, who captioned and stamped the photographs on the reverse. Later they were given to Ngaire Morgan.
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Last Update
12 May 2023
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