Smoking And Modernism

A DigitalNZ Story by Courtney Johnston

Ever since reading 1950s issues of Architecture Review while working on my Honours dissertation and noticing how the more avant-garde the product being advertised, the more likely the figure in the ad was to be smoking, I have wanted to collate images on this theme.

portraits, writers, cigarettes, glamour, artists

Image: Portrait of Captain Peter McIntyre, war artist

Portrait of Captain Peter McIntyre, war artist

Auckland Libraries

Image: Portrait of Louise Henderson in front of the New Zealand Room tapestry, Wellington

Portrait of Louise Henderson in front of the New Zealand Room tapestry, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Louise Henderson, Auckland, 1987. From the series: Artists' portraits

Louise Henderson, Auckland, 1987. From the series: Artists' portraits

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Portrait of Ngaio Marsh

Portrait of Ngaio Marsh

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Crombie Murdoch, 1952

Crombie Murdoch, 1952

Auckland Libraries

Image: Untitled [man with cigarette, Pukeora Sanatorium, Waipukurau]

Untitled [man with cigarette, Pukeora Sanatorium, Waipukurau]

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Full length portrait of a model for New Zealand Knitted Wear 1940s

Full length portrait of a model for New Zealand Knitted Wear 1940s

Auckland Libraries

Image: 1/2 length portrait of a model wearing a hat for George Court and Sons Limited 1940s

1/2 length portrait of a model wearing a hat for George Court and Sons Limited 1940s

Auckland Libraries

Image: Pip' Vennell, 1960

Pip' Vennell, 1960

Auckland Libraries

Image: R A K Mason 1955

R A K Mason 1955

Auckland Libraries

Image: Mr E. Clark

Mr E. Clark

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Dennis Knight Turner, 1955

Dennis Knight Turner, 1955

Auckland Libraries

Image: Unidentified woman smoking a cigarette at the Trentham races, Upper Hutt

Unidentified woman smoking a cigarette at the Trentham races, Upper Hutt

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Portrait of a man smoking a cigarette

Portrait of a man smoking a cigarette

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Showing a woman wearing a headscarf and sunglasses, smoking a cigarette, for Aquires Caravans 1940?

Showing a woman wearing a headscarf and sunglasses, smoking a cigarette, for Aquires Caravans 1940?

Auckland Libraries

Image: Land girl, Carol Sladden, having a cigarette, Mangaorapa, Hawke's Bay

Land girl, Carol Sladden, having a cigarette, Mangaorapa, Hawke's Bay

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Full length portrait of Miss Sheila McGuire, modelling for Silknit

Full length portrait of Miss Sheila McGuire, modelling for Silknit

Auckland Libraries

Image: Portrait of a pianist (Lili Kraus)

Portrait of a pianist (Lili Kraus)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Helen Shaw

Helen Shaw

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Model wearing hat from Milne and Choyce

Model wearing hat from Milne and Choyce

Auckland Libraries

Image: Model wearing hat from Milne and Choyce

Model wearing hat from Milne and Choyce

Auckland Libraries

Image: Mrs Stewart, model [two images]

Mrs Stewart, model [two images]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Milne and Choyce millinery

Milne and Choyce millinery

Auckland Libraries

Image: Unidentified woman modelling a hat

Unidentified woman modelling a hat

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Eric Percival Christensen at the Wellington Exhibition

Eric Percival Christensen at the Wellington Exhibition

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa