Splendours of Civilisation: the John Money Collection at the Eastern Southland Gallery
Tells the story of how John Money's remarkable art collection came to be housed at the EAstern Southland Gallery in Gore. Historian Michael King, in his last published work, documents Money's life, placing him within the generation of 20th Century artists, writers, and academics... read full description below.
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| ISBN |
9780473107895 |
| Barcode |
9780473107895 |
| Published |
7 July 2006 by Random House |
| Format |
Paperback, New title |
| Author(s) |
Text by King, Michael |
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| Library of Congress |
Art - New Zealand - Gore, Money, John, Money, John - Art collections |
| NBS Text |
The Arts: General & Reference |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
96 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 210mm
Height: 230mm
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| Weight |
388g |
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| Dewey Code |
708.99397 |
| Catalogue Code |
Not specified |
Description of this Book
In September 2004, John Money, Emeritus Professor of Medical Psychology and Paediatrics at Johns Hopkins University, concluded a research career that spanned 50 years. He cleared his office at the university in Baltimore, USA and returned to his near empty house. In preparation for retirement, his massive book collection and many archives had been deposited with major academic institutions throughout the world. Many of these same institutions had honoured him over the years for his ground-breaking and often controversial work in the field of sexology. However, his remarkable art collection, one that encroached upon almost every surface and corner of his Baltimore house, was to find a very unlikely home...Splendours of Civilisation not only tells the heroic story of how the John Money Collection came to be housed at the Eastern Southland Gallery in Gore, it also shows the collection in all its magnificence. The late Michael King re-acquainted himself with John Money while carrying out research for his biography of Janet Frame. This in turn led him to explore the patronage of this extraordinary New Zealander. In this, his last published work, Michael King documents Money's life and places him within the generation of twentieth century artists, writers, composers and academics who helped weave the cultural fabric of New Zealand. Beautifully illustrated throughout, Splendours of Civilisation is a dazzling portal into Money's, and Eastern Southland's, extraordinary national treasure.
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Author's Bio
The late Michael King is widely regarded as New Zealand's leading biographer and historian. His many books include biographies of Princess Te Puea, Whina Cooper, Frank Sargeson and Janet Frame. King for some time considered John Money as a subject for a future biography. His The Penguin History of New Zealand has become a major benchmark publication.
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