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Curator Talk: Portraits of Power / Portraits as Power

  • New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata Shed 11, 60 Lady Elizabeth Lane Wellington New Zealand (map)

Liz Stringer Intern and PhD candidate at Harvard University, Paul Johnston, will be speaking to his exhibition Portraits of Power / Portraits as Power, at the opening on 17 December.

This is a great opportunity to learn more about the exhibition and works on display, which include unique portraits such as this 297-281 BCE coin of Alexander the Great! 

 
 

Image 1: Liz Maw, Elizabeth, 1999, Oil on board, Private collection.

Image 2: Alexander the Great tetradrachm issued under Lysimachos, 297 – 281 BCE, silver, Victoria University of Wellington Classics Museum 2010.1

Earlier Event: 28 November
Saturday Sittings November