Peter McLeavey : the life and times of a New Zealand art dealer / Jill Trevelyan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trevelyan, Jill, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McLeavey, Peter, 1936-2015.

McLeavey, Peter.

Art dealers--New Zealand--Biography.

Art dealers.

New Zealand.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

491 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Wellington, New Zealand : Te Papa Press, 2013.

Summary:

"This is a biography of the Wellington art dealer, Peter McLeavey. It charts the development of contemporary art in New Zealand. The research is based on McLeavey's extensive archive, exhibition files and letters to and from artists around New Zealand, including Colin McCahon, Toss Woollaston, Len Lye, Milan Mrkusich, Michael Smither, Gordon Walters, Michael Illingworth, Richard Killeen, Robin White, John Reynolds, Yvonne Todd and many more"--Publisher's information.

Contents:

"This is a biography of the Wellington art dealer, Peter McLeavey. It charts the development of contemporary art in New Zealand. The research is based on McLeavey's extensive archive, exhibition files and letters to and from artists around New Zealand, including Colin McCahon, Toss Woollaston, Len Lye, Milan Mrkusich, Michael Smither, Gordon Walters, Michael Illingworth, Richard Killeen, Robin White, John Reynolds, Yvonne Todd and many more"

Publisher's information.-2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards

Winner of Book of the Year; Winner of General non-fiction.-Includes bibliographical references and index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

New Zealand Post Book of the Year 2014.

ISBN:

9780987668844

0987668846

OCLC:

946519297