Emerson Street

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About this object

Watercolour on paper of Emerson Street looking towards Marine Parade. The work depicts the ruins of buildings damaged in the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. Signed. Dated.

Maker

Lewis Evans; 14 Jul 1878; 07 Jul 1941

Production date

Jun 1931

Production place

Napier Central Business District/Napier/Hawke's Bay/North Island/New Zealand

Production period

1930s/20th Century

Production technique

Brush/Painted

Media/Materials description

Watercolour on paper

Media/Materials

Paper/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Watercolour/Paint/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 309 x 253mm

Signature/Inscription

Emerson Street / June 1931 / L Evans, Inscription, Handwritten

Classification terms

Painting
Art
Communication Artifacts

Current rights

Public Domain

Credit line

purchase

Other number(s)

81/88, 6695

Accession number

81/88

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Place made

Napier Central Business District Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Urban landscape Arts Classification

Subject auto tags

Cloud Sky Paint Art Painting Building Urban design Landscape House Tints and shades

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