Tuhinga 31: 70-90, doi: 10.3897/tuhinga.31.e34256
Gordon Crook: tapestries
expand article infoPeter Cecil Stupples
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Citation: Stupples P (2020) Gordon Crook: tapestries. Tuhinga 31: 70-90. https://doi.org/10.3897/tuhinga.31.e34256
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Abstract
Gordon Crook (1921–2011) is a major New Zealand artist, well represented in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa collection. He came to New Zealand in 1972, aged 51, where he made for himself a new career, based upon new styles of artmaking, particularly tapestries, both large-scale wall hangings and more intimate pieces. He wove many of the small works himself, but also worked with New Zealand weavers, in particular Lesley Nicholls and Trish Armour. This is the first study to examine the range of Crook’s textile art made in New Zealand and his response to Pacific and Oceanic themes.
Keywords
Gordon Crook, Lesley Nicholls, tapestry, design, textiles, loom, frame, cartoon, weaving, style, imagery.