1970-1979

Govett-Brewster Art Gallery publications from the 1970's.

The Gallery is digitising its archives of exhibitions, publications and events delivered since 1970 to make this material available online for purposes of personal, educational or research use. This is an ongoing, significant project and as such we have not sought copyright approval from artists when material has been previously published or in all cases. We welcome any correspondence, questions, requests, commercial text permission requests, or concerns – please get in touch with the Gallery team.

Catalogue cover featuring stylised text outlining exhibition details.
Real Time - A Light & Sound Environment

22 Feb - 19 Apr 1970

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Image of a catalogue cover, with type outlining the exhibition details
Acquisitions 1969-1970

16 Jun - 26 Jul 1970

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Catalogue cover featuring a black and white photo of a cow and text Taranaki Review 1970.
Taranaki Review 1970

28 Jul - 26 Aug 1970

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1970 Aug Sep Kim Wright Collection 0001
Kim Wright Collection

28 Aug - 11 Sep 1970

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Image of a catalogue cover, with type outlining the exhibition details
Japanese Colour Prints, Works from the Taranaki Museum, Acquisitions (1970), Commissioned Environments

20 Nov - 18 Dec 1970

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Catalogue cover image, showing a black and white historical photograph of a group of people gathered next to a wooden building, with a coastal landscape in the background.

Nineteenth Century New Zealand Photographs

21 Dec 1970 - 17 Jan 1971

Note: the copy linked below is a low-resolution scan of the original publication. For a higher resolution version please contact the Gallery. 

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1971 Works On Paper 1
Works on Paper

20 Jan - 27 Feb 1971

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Black and white photograph of a white shape tied hanging behind a tree, as if to form artificial branches.
Permanent and Impermanent Forms

1 - 30 Mar 1971

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An image of the cover of the exhibition's catalogue.

Recent Acquisitions and Loans

17 Jul - 9 Aug 1971

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Catalogue cover with blue text stating Taranaki Review 2
Taranaki Review 2

11 Aug - 5 Sep 1971

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1973 18 X 22 0001
18 X 22

29 Sep - 24 Oct 1971

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1971 Oct Nov 111 Views Of Mount Egmont 0001
111 Views Of Mount Egmont

29 Oct - 21 Nov 1971

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1972 Apr May Edgar Mansfield 1
Edgar Mansfield

28 Apr - 18 May 1972

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1972 Sep The State Of California Painting 0001
The State Of California Painting

27 May - 25 Jun 1972

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Exhibition catalogue cover with pencil drawing of lushly populated plant scene, evoking a still life scene of a vegetable garden.
An Exhibition of Taranaki Art Societies and Independent Artists 

18 Aug - 7 Sep 1972

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Exhibition catalogue cover featuring a monochromatic mask image and stylised text with exhibition title
Ron O'Reilly Collection of Nigerian Sculpture

18 Aug - 7 Sep 1972

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Cover image showing a spade and clay soil alongside a finished curved clay pot.
NZ Pottery Invitational

25 Sep - 15 Oct 1972

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Catalogue cover, with text Master Drawings, and red tinted sketch of three women's faces
Master Drawings

10 Apr - 6 May 1973

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1973 May July 1600 Years Of Asian Sculpture 0001
1600 Years Of Asian Sculpture

15 May - 1 Jul 1973

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Mint green catalogue cover with stylised block font around the outside stating An Exhibition of Taranaki Art Societies and Independent Artists 1973
An Exhibition of Taranaki Art Societies and Independent Artists 1973

30 Aug - 16 Sep 1973

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Catalogue cover with text 'Tamarind: Homage to Lithography' and a colourful abstract printed form at right.
Tamarind: Homage to Lithography

9 - 23 Oct 1973

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1973 Oct Nov Shoji Hamada 0001
Shoji Hamada

17 Oct - 11 Nov 1973

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1974 Kim Wright Collection 0001
Kim Wright Collection

16 May - 9 Jun 1974

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Cover image of the catalogue to An Exhibition of Taranaki Art Societies and Independent Artists, held at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery from 31 July to 21 August 1974. Black curved writing on a white background.
An Exhibition of Taranaki Art Societies and Independent Artists

31 Jul - 21 Aug 1974

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1974 Nov Three Dimensional Fibre 0001
Three Dimensional Fibre

6 Dec 1974 - 14 Jan 1975

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1975 Taranaki Review 0001
Taranaki Review

28 Aug - 14 Sep 1975

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Catalogue cover featuring an abstract print of two pots, and text 22 invited potters, in brown on a yellow background.
22 Invited Potters

27 Apr - 16 May 1976

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Cover image with text stating Taranaki Review 1976
Taranaki Review 1976

5 - 29 Aug 1976

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1976 Sep Oct Painting In Taranaki 1840 1970 0001
Painting In Taranaki 1840 - 1970

15 Sep - 10 Oct 1976

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1977 March Len Lye Trilogy 0001
Len Lye - Trilogy (or One Flip and Two Twisters)

5 Mar - 11 Apr 1977 

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Cover image with text Taranaki Review 1977
Taranaki Review 1977

4 - 29 Aug 1977

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1977 Mccahons Necessary Protection 0001
Mccahon's Necessary Protection

1 - 25 Sep 1977

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Catalogue cover with text Taranaki Review 1978, and a cow image, on terracotta coloured background
Taranaki Review 1978

27 Jul - 20 Aug 1978

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Catalogue cover with text outlining the show's title - The Govett-Brewster's Great Show of its Purchases over Ten Turbulent Years.
The Govett-Brewster's Great Show of its Purchases over Ten Turbulent Years.

30 Nov 1978 - 21 Jan 1979

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Catalogue cover with drawn image of a narrow street, text stating paintings from private collections in New Plymouth.
Paintings from Private Collections in New Plymouth 

22 Mar - 8 Apr 1979

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Catalogue cover with black drawing of a child's face on blue background, text stating Taranaki Schools.
Taranaki Schools

23 May - 3 Jun 1979

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1979 Don Driver 0001
Don Driver

28 Jun - 15 Jul 1979

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1979 July Aug Taranaki Review 0001
Taranaki Review

18 Jul - 5 Aug 1979

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1979 Aug Sep Crafts Invitational 0001
Crafts Invitational

31 Aug - 23 Sep 1979

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