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Story: Public and street art

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Public art

  3. Public sculpture

  4. Murals

  5. Street art

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Public art

Porirua railway station murals

Porirua railway station murals

'Harbour mouth molars', Dunedin

'Harbour mouth molars', Dunedin

From page 2 - Public sculpture

Statue of John Robert Godley, 1920s

Statue of John Robert Godley, 1920s

Russell Clark, 'Anchor stones', Auckland

Russell Clark, 'Anchor stones', Auckland

Greer Twiss, 'Karangahape rocks'

Greer Twiss, 'Karangahape rocks'

Neil Dawson's 'Chalice', Cathedral Square, Christchurch

Neil Dawson's 'Chalice', Cathedral Square, Christchurch

From page 3 - Murals

James Turkington's 'Wahine' mural, 1966

James Turkington's 'Wahine' mural, 1966

Communist mural

Communist mural

Pat Hanly working on 'Prelude to a journey'

Pat Hanly working on 'Prelude to a journey' (1st of 2)

Ralph Hōtere, 'The flight of the godwit'

Ralph Hōtere, 'The flight of the godwit' (2nd of 2)

Katikati murals

Katikati murals

From page 4 - Street art

Smooth Inc street art, 1980s

Smooth Inc street art, 1980s

Street Legal

Street Legal

Askew One, Project Ugly billboard, 2014

Askew One, Project Ugly billboard, 2014

Ian Curtis graffiti memorial, Wellington

Ian Curtis graffiti memorial, Wellington

How to cite this page:

Kerryn Pollock, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/public-and-street-art/media (accessed 28 May 2022)

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 22 Oct 2014

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