McLean, John [ephemera]

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A collection of ephemera relating to the artistic practice of Taranaki artist John McLean. The collection includes exhibition invites, sketches and working drawings and woodcuts.
The collection of ephemera was donated by John after he was approached as a part of the established Puke Ariki collecting priority, the Taranaki Artist Ephemera project (2012-2015).
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  Folder 1

1. Invitation. John McLean, Recent Paintings. Janne Land Gallery (Wellington), 4 February 1992.

2. Invitation. John McLean, Landscapes & Hen Runs. Lesley Kreisler Gallery (New Plymouth), 29 May 1994.

3. Invitation. John McLean, Mind’s Eye. McPherson Gallery (Auckland). 30 August 2005.

4. Invitation. John McLean & Michael Smither, Friends. George Perry Gallery (Tauranga), 4 November - 7 December 2005.

5. Invitation. John McLean, The Farmer. Tauranga Art Gallery, 23 April 2010.

6. Exhibition programme. John McLean, The Farmer. Artis Gallery (Auckland), 5 - 30 April 2011.

6a. Exhibition programme. John McLean, The Farmer's Wife and The Farmer. Tauranga Art Gallery Toi Tauranga, 21 August - 14 November 2010.

13. Sketch book, c. 1985-1986.

  Folder 2

7. Landscape sketch. Driftwood.

8. Landscape sketch. Trees, including road and mountain.

9. Sketch. Seagulls.

10. Sketch. Chooks (drawing on front and reverse).

11. Sketches (3). Trig station at White Cliffs.

  Folder 3

12. “Batch & Urupa” [A92.918]:

Photograph c.1992.

Preliminary sketches (6) c.1992.

  Folder 4

14. “The Arrival” [PA2011.093]:

Grid system working drawing, c.2008.

15. “The Clearing” [PA2011.094]:

Grid system working drawing, c.2008.

16. “The Burn” [PA2011.095]:

Grid system working drawing, c.2008.

  Folder 5

17. Woodcuts (5). Chook design.

18. Paint splatter board with working drawing.

  Video (O: drive)

Coasters, Episode 7 Tongaporutu to New Plymouth. Fisheye Films Limited. 2011. 23.02 minutes.

Early documentary with Bas Tubert. C.1992. 3.09 minutes.

Gallery, interview (produced for Taranaki TV?). C.2005. 24.46 minutes.

John McLean, an odyssey through 19 paintings. Produced for Puke Ariki by Island Production 2010. 30.56 minutes.

Photographs (2). John and Rangi tatooing tā moko. 2005.

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ARC2012-160
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