The first major exhibition of Gottfried Lindauer’s portraits of the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, ever assembled in the United States (09.09.2017 - 06.05.2018). A key cultural figure in New Zealand,
was one of the country’s most pioneering and prolific painters. His historical portraits of Māori leaders, community elders, warriors and politicians painted between 1874 and 1903 capture the fascinating personal stories of his subjects as well as the complex intercultural exchanges occurring at a time of great political, cultural and social change. These finely detailed oil paintings feature male and female rangatira(men and women of esteem and rank) and are considered taonga (treasures) in New Zealand.
A total of 31 portraits will be on view in The Māori Portraits, on loan from Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira; many will be on view for the first time in North America. (Text: FAMSF)
A total of 31 portraits will be on view in The Māori Portraits, on loan from Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira; many will be on view for the first time in North America. (Text: FAMSF)