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Watercolour painting of three people squeezed into a blue car. A women is in the middle and two men in white T-shirt with blue stripes sit either side of her

Douglas MacDiarmid

We warmly remember Douglas MacDiarmid (1922–2020) with six colourful sketches he drew of his friend Helen Hitchings hitchhiking through France in 1953.

When | Āhea

4 Nov 2020 – 15 Jan 2021

Where | Ki hea

Level 5, Toi Art

Allow | ME WHAKARITE

10 minutes

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Watercolour painting of three people squeezed into a blue car. A women is in the middle and two men in white T-shirt with blue stripes sit either side of her

Douglas MacDiarmid on Collections Online

Douglas MacDiarmid, White bowl II (still life), 1965, acrylic on canvas. Gift of Hans and Martha Lachmann, 1995. Te Papa (1995-0020-45)

Painting of a pool of water underneath a cliff, with hills and trees in the distance. Two people are bathing in the water

Jill Trevelyan on MacDiarmid’s ‘Papa cliff pool with bathers, Taihape’

Douglas MacDiarmid, Papa cliff pool with bathers, Taihape, 1947, oil on canvas. Purchased 1993 with Harold Beauchamp Collection funds. Te Papa (1993-0037-7)

Painting of Douglas MacDiarmid sitting in a chair. A table beside him contains books and smoke rising. Behind him is the Devil, hills and flowers, and a dagger

Douglas MacDiarmid in Rita Angus’ ‘Figure Allegory’

Rita Angus, Figure Allegory, about 1945, oil on canvas. On loan from the Rita Angus Estate. © Estate of Rita Angus. Te Papa

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Exhibition highlights

Taonga whakaatu

Thumbnail of Object: Untitled. From the series: 'Hitchhiking in France'

Untitled. From the series: 'Hitchhiking in France'

Douglas MacDiarmid19521995-0011-1/1-6

Thumbnail of Object: Untitled. From the series: 'Hitchhiking in France'

Untitled. From the series: 'Hitchhiking in France'

Douglas MacDiarmid19521995-0011-1/2-6

Thumbnail of Object: Untitled. From the series: 'Hitchhiking in France'

Untitled. From the series: 'Hitchhiking in France'

Douglas MacDiarmid19521995-0011-1/3-6

Thumbnail of Object: Untitled. From the series: 'Hitchhiking in France'

Untitled. From the series: 'Hitchhiking in France'

Douglas MacDiarmid19521995-0011-1/4-6

Thumbnail of Object: Untitled. From the series: 'Hitchhiking in France'

Untitled. From the series: 'Hitchhiking in France'

Douglas MacDiarmid19521995-0011-1/5-6

Thumbnail of Object: Untitled. From the series: 'Hitchhiking in France'

Untitled. From the series: 'Hitchhiking in France'

Douglas MacDiarmid19521995-0011-1/6-6

Thumbnail of Object: Douglas MacDiarmid

Douglas MacDiarmid

John Drawbridge19502015-0002-3

Thumbnail of Object: Douglas MacDiarmid

Douglas MacDiarmid

John Drawbridge19502015-0002-2

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