Shutterbug Jack

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Shutterbug Jack

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When:

Tue 28 Sep ’10, 10:00am–4:00pm
Tue 5 Oct ’10, 10:00am–4:00pm
Tue 12 Oct ’10, 10:00am–4:00pm
Tue 19 Oct ’10, 10:00am–4:00pm
Tue 26 Oct ’10, 10:00am–4:00pm

Where: Tairawhiti Museum, Stout St, Gisborne Show map

Restrictions: All Ages

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  • Admission: Free

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Images from the Hollamby Collection are featured in a new photographic exhibition displayed in the stairwell area that leads to the Te Moana/Star of Canada displays, replacing The Times They are a Changin’ exhibit.

John Harold (Jack) Hollamby, affectionately known as ‘Shutterbug Jack’, recorded scenes in and around Gisborne during the 1930s and 1940s. His photographs of street scenes and activities of the time portray life ‘at home’ during the World War II years. Museum photographic collections often contain little material from this time period.

An amateur photographer, Hollamby excelled in the recording of images after dark. Neon lit theatre buildings and incandescent shop fronts are presented in a documentary yet artistic manner. Another strong theme is the photographer’s ability to observe the observer and it is then that we see through the observer’s eyes.

The museum thanks the Hollamby family for donating Shutterbug Jack’s negatives enabling an exhibition that will be enjoyed by both those who are interested in the arts, and those who are interested in history.

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