Enduring Legacy: Charles Brasch, Patron, Poet & Collector

(Paperback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

In the mid twentieth century Charles Brasch was a major figure in New Zealand's cultural life -- a poet, patron and founding editor of Landfall , the country's premier journal of letters and art. Published to coincide with the release of his papers at the Hocken Library from a 30-year embargo, this volume celebrates his life and legacy in a series of essays by writers and critics, including people who knew him. Brasch was an early collector of New Zealand modernists, including Colin McCahon, Toss Woollaston, Evelyn Page and many other important artists. This book is well illustrated with personal photographs and color reproductions of works from that art collection, many of which have never before been published. The editor, Donald Kerr, is Special Collections Librarian at the University of Otago and has curated many exhibitions on Brasch.

Author Bio

Donald Kerr is the author of Amassing Treasures for All Times: Sir George Grey, Colonial Bookman and Collector. For fourteen years, Donald Kerr worked as the rare books librarian in the Grey Collection at Auckland City Library. He is a passionate bookman, and is interested in book collectors, the collecting phenomenon, and the formation of private libraries. He has edited a book on Charles Brasch (Enduring Legacy: Charles Brasch, Patron, Poet, Collector), written a book on the history of duelling in New Zealand, and is currently working on Dr Hocken as a book collector. He now lives in Dunedin and is Special Collections Librarian at the University of Otago.