A Matter of Taste: the Fate of the Archdeacon Smythe Collection of British Watercolours in New Zealand

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A Matter of Taste: the Fate of the Archdeacon Smythe Collection of British Watercolours in New Zealand

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Francis Henry Dumville Smythe, a humble clergyman from England, spent a lifetime amassing his private collection of watercolours. During the 1950s, he decided to gift them to two art institutions in New Zealand – Dunedin Public Art Gallery and the National Art Gallery in Wellington. They were welcomed with open arms and celebrated as “the finest collection of water colour pictures in the Southern Hemisphere.” However, they soon fell out of favour: rarely exhibited, the collection remains poor...

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28 Jul, 2021

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Annika Sippel

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British Watercolours / national identity / Archdeacon Smythe / New Zealand art collections / shifting taste / National Art Gallery of New Zealand / Dunedin Public Art Gallery / School: School of English, Film, Theatre, Media Studies and Art History / 210299 Curatorial and Related Studies not elsewhere classified / 190102 Art History / 190104 Visual Cultures / 190199 Art Theory and Criticism not elsewhere classified / 970121 Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology / 970119 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing / 950303 Conserving Collections and Movable Cultural Heritage / 950399 Heritage not elsewhere classified / 950505 Understanding New Zealand's Past / 950504 Understanding Europe's Past / Degree Discipline: Art History / Degree Level: Doctoral / Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy / Visual Cultures / Art History / Curatorial and Related Studies not elsewhere classified / Art Theory and Criticism not elsewhere classified

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