Peter Alsop
Railways, billboards and halcyon days
The centenary of one of our most influential design and advertising studios is being celebrated in a very beautiful new book from Te Papa. Railways Studios: How a Government Design Studio Helped Build… Audio, Gallery
The unsung heroes behind the hand-painted photos of NZ's past
Peter Alsop's new book Wonderland collects some of the striking hand-coloured photographs captured around New Zealand in between the 1950s and 1970s. Audio, Gallery
Scenic Playground
Aotearoa is a country packed to the brim with mountains. The South Island bristles with them and the North Island peaks loom over the landscape like guardians. Audio
Talented painters Mitchell and Mitchell
The work of two of New Zealand's forgotten artistic heroes - father and son Leonard C. and Leonard V. Mitchell - are remembered in a new book and art exhibition. Leonard Senior created some of our… Audio
The era of hand-painted aerial photography
A new book looks back at the iconic hand-painted aerial photographs of Whites Aviation, a ubiquitous feature in the living rooms of New Zealand. Video, Audio, Gallery
The Colourist - Peter Alsop
The iconic aerial art of Whites Aviation, is being explored in a new documentary. The Colourist, explains the art of hand coloured photography. And tells the story of Grace Rawson, one of the earliest… Audio