Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery
A Whanganui biography
This lively and compelling story of Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery begins before Henry Sarjeant had even dreamed of a ‘fine art gallery’ for the burgeoning small town of Whanganui. It reveals the Sarjeant Gallery’s early years and its development as a collecting and exhibiting institution that is now recognised as one of New Zealand’s finest.
Generously illustrated with many works from the Sarjeant’s rich, varied and important collection, this book places the gallery at the heart of the story of Whanganui and marks its triumphal reopening in 2024.
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About the editor
Martin Edmond was born in Ohakune and grew up in small North Island towns. He has an MA in English language and literature from Victoria University of Wellington (1977) and a Doctorate of Creative Arts from the University of Western Sydney (2013).
Martin is an award-winning writer, screenwriter and poet. His books include The Autobiography of My Father; The Resurrection of Philip Clairmont; Chronicle of the Unsung; Luca Antara: Passages in Search of Australia; Waimarino County (& other excursions); The Supply Party; Dark Night: Walking With McCahon; Battarbee & Namatjira; The Dreaming Land; The Expatriates; Isinglass; and Bus Stops on the Moon: Red Mole Days 1974–1980. Edmond received a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in 2013. He lives in Australia and Japan.
Woolsheds
The historic shearing sheds of Aotearoa New Zealand
Exquisitely photographed by Jane Ussher, Woolsheds takes readers to historic sheep stations in the North and South islands, and explores the rich histories of this key primary industry that are contained in their heritage shearing sheds.
From the oldest working woolshed in Mid Canterbury to woolsheds rebuilt after earthquakes, it is a celebration of the tenacity of the sheep-farming sector.
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About the author
Dr Annette O’Sullivan MISTD is a design academic and former senior lecturer at Massey University’s School of Design. She comes from a background of design practice in London, specialising in publishing, museum and exhibition design, and is a member of the International Society of Typographic Designers. She brings to the project an extensive knowledge of the history of the wool trade and research experience in and around woolsheds on iconic New Zealand sheep stations.
Jane Ussher MNZM is one of New Zealand’s most lauded photographers. Perhaps best known for her photographs for the Listener and, more recently, for magazines such as New Zealand House & Garden, her photographs have also appeared in the high-profile, award-winning books Coast, Islands, Worship, Still Life: Inside the Antarctic Huts of Scott and Shackleton, The New Zealand Horse, Endless Sea, Nature — Stilled, Historic New Zealand Homesteads and Rooms: Portraits of Remarkable New Zealand Interiors.
Massey University Press is giving away a copy of these two books to the alumni whānau. To go into the draw, please email us your name, address, and the book title you’re interested in by Sunday, 12 January 2025 at 11.59pm. This offer is limited to readers of our newsletter with New Zealand addresses. A condition of entry is we will publish the winners’ names on our social media pages and/or in our next newsletter.
You can check out the Press’ other terrific books at www.masseypress.ac.nz.
We’re thrilled to announce that Hilary Miller and Annie Thompson-Wallace are the lucky winners of our October newsletter’s book giveaways. A big thank you to everyone who participated. Stay tuned for more exciting giveaways in our newsletters.