{"product_id":"peter-mcleavey-the-life-and-times-of-a-new-zealand-art-dealer-hardcover","title":"Peter McLeavey: The Life and Times of a New Zealand Art Dealer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJill Trevelyan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Zealand Pos\u003c\/i\u003et 2014 Book of the Year, Best Non-Fiction Book \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Montana award-winning author Jill Trevelyan comes the first biography of Peter McLeavey, the charismatic, pioneering art dealer who since the 1950s has shaped--even transformed--New Zealand art. McLeavey's personal story is remarkable but in it, his contemporaries will recognise common themes: the religious upbringing; the struggle to be bohemian in a repressive, midcentury small town; the quiet agonies of marriage and children, the need to make a mark. Through exclusive access to McLeavey's extensive and hitherto untapped archive of letters, diaries, exhibition files and more, this book offers insights into the artists McLeavey has represented across half a century. Here, in their own words--lively, salty, and often heartbreaking--are Colin McCahon, Toss Woollaston, Len Lye, Milan Mrkusich, Michael Smither, Gordon Walters, Michael Illingworth, Don Driver, Robin White, John Reynolds, Yvonne Todd, and many, many more. Far more than a simple biography, this is the big story of contemporary New Zealand art itself, in a period of massive change and growth, and Trevelyan offers an utterly fresh and compelling historical account of the birth of the modern art market and the status of art today. A must-read for anyone interested in New Zealand's art, culture or recent history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJill Trevelyan\u003c\/b\u003e is a curator and writer specializing in New Zealand art from the mid-20th century. She was the editor of \u003ci\u003eToss Woollaston: A Life in Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, short-listed for the Montana Books Awards; cocurator of Te Papa's exhibition \"Rita Angus: Life \u0026amp; Vision\" and coeditor of the accompanying catalog; and author of \u003ci\u003eRita Angus: An Artist's Life\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Montana Medal for Nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.1 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46123712544965,"sku":"9780987668844","price":64.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/GIMBikCr39780987668844.webp?v=1777010877","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/peter-mcleavey-the-life-and-times-of-a-new-zealand-art-dealer-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}