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Untitled (possibly Mary Humphries)

Head and shoulder portrait of a young woman (possibly Mary Humphries, wife of Dr Humphries). She is wearing a black dress with cream lace frill around neck and a red velvet-like fabric cap trimmed with cream lace and decorated with pearls.

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TM.1999.039

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"P.L 1972"

Screenprint print of three men huddled in discussion. It is in black and yellow ink in a loose, sketchy style.

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PA2015.078

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"P.L 1972"

Screenprint port of a man. The portrait shows him in quarter profile. It is in black ink in a loose, sketchy style.

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PA2015.077

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Untitled

Screenprint portrait of a man. The portrait shows him in full profile. It is in black ink in a loose, sketchy style.

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PA2015.074

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"P Lambert / 1976"

Screenprint portrait of a man. The portrait shows him in full profile. It is in black ink in a loose, sketchy style.

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PA2015.071

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"Peter Lambert / 81"

Screenprint portrait of a man. The portrait shows him in full profile. It is in black ink in a loose, sketchy style.

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PA2015.070

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Untitled

Screenprint portrait of a man. The portrait shows him in full profile. It is in black ink in a loose, sketchy style.

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PA2015.068

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Untitled

Screenprint portrait of a tall and skinny young man. The portrait shows him in full profile. It is in black ink in a loose, sketchy style.

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PA2015.067

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Untitled

Screenprint portrait of a balding man. The portrait shows him in quarter profile. It is in black ink in a loose, sketchy style.

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PA2015.064

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Untitled

Screenprint portrait of a man wearing glasses. The portrait shows him in full profile. It is in black ink in a loose, sketchy style.

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PA2015.062

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"Road to Manaia"

Inkjet print of original Graham Kirk painting "Road to Manaia". It imagines Molly Macalister's monumental bronze sculpture "Maori Warrior" (1964-1966) transported from its usual location in Queen Elizabeth II Square, Auckland to a rural Taranaki roadside. Dark clouds loom ominously in the distance, indicating the coming of a storm.

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PA2012.140

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"Xena Over Back Beach"

Inkjet print of original Graham Kirk painting "Xena Over Back Beach". It shows the fictional television character Xena from the fantasy adventure series "Xena: Warrior Princess" riding a horse on the hill above New Plymouth's Back Beach. The Xena character was played by New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless. The Sugar Loaf Islands are visible off the coast. The original painting is part of Kirk's "Superheroes in New Zealand" paintings series.

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PA2012.139

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"Glenda & Sam"

Sketch of Glenda Kirk breastfeeding her child Sam.

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PA2012.138

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Untitled

Sketch of a woman, possibly the artist's wife Glenda Kirk, reading on a couch.

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PA2012.137

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"Halley's Comet Over Hawera"

Inkjet print of original Graham Kirk painting "Halley's Comet Over Hawera". It shows a view of High Street, Hawera during an appearance of Halley's Comet. The comet is depicted as a glowing white orb with a tail of vivid reds and oranges against a starry night sky. The streetscape below is largely deserted except for one lone figure and a parked car. The metal railings of a bike stand and a bed of orange flowers run along the print's foreground. There is a bicycle in the bike stand.

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PA2012.136

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"Wiki"

Sketch of Graham and Glenda Kirk's dog Wiki sleeping on a chair.

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PA2012.135

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"Home"

Sketch of Graham and Glenda Kirk's house with bush and Mount Taranaki in the background.

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PA2012.134

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"Glenda & Wiki"

Wash sketch of Graham Kirk's wife reading on the couch and their dog Wiki sitting in the window.

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PA2012.133

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Untitled

Sketch of a damaged wooden fence or retaining wall. Pieces of the fence/wall are lying prone behind a number of standing wooden posts. Rocks and small stones are pictured both in front of and behind the fence/wall.

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PA2012.132

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"Glenda & Sam"

Sketch of Graham Kirk's wife, Glenda, breastfeeding their child Sam.

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PA2012.131

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"Back Beach"

Sketch of Back Beach, New Plymouth, including three of the Sugar Loaf Islands and a person in a kayak.

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PA2012.130

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Untitled

View of a domestic space, possibly the artist's living room, showing a fire place, two chairs, a wood box and washing strung up on a line above the fire. Rendered in black ink and watercolour paint, including shades of blue, brown, yellow, red and grey.

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PA2012.129

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"The Broadcasting Incident"

Unfinished cartoon started on Graham Kirk's way back from the United Kingdom in 1970. It features five frames that focuses on a character - possibly the artist - returning from travelling, including arriving home aboard a ship and catching a train. Text

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PA2012.127

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Untitled ["Bye bye folks just off for twenty ticks to see my legal eagle!"]

Cartoon about a newly appointed Programme Officer called Mike at 2XP radio station in New Plymouth. It features five frames and focusses on Mike's interactions with various other 2XP staff. The cartoon is drawn on the back of an auto-cue programme dating from June 1967.

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PA2012.126

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Untitled ["Seriously though, we really must do something about this carding."]

Cartoon about 2XP radio station in New Plymouth. The cartoon features Howard Gough, manager of the Programming Department, trying to get three employees to catalogue the new records. Gough is wheeling in a wheelbarrow full of cards and outlines to his employees what he would like them to do. The three employees are lounging behind desks and are making dismissive comments.

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PA2012.119