From Moeraki to Morocco – Hodgkins’ Genre Studies

Join us for a series of lunchtime talks in association with our current exhibitions Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys, 19 Gallery, and Imogen Taylor and Sue Hillery: Double Portrait. These consider the life and work of Frances Hodgkins, with lectures from distinguished art historians Pamela Gerrish Nunn, Rebecca Rice and Elizabeth Eastmond.

For our second session, Dr Rebecca Rice, Curator of Historical Art at The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and a specialist in historical New Zealand art, considers Hodgkins’ approach to genre subjects, comparing her early depictions of Māori to later studies of people produced in various European locations.

Image: Frances Hodgkins, "Red Jug" (1931), collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki