Edith Collier: A Light Among Shadows (2007)
If the name Edith Collier is unfamiliar, that's reason enough to see this documentary. Overlooked and underrated, Collier (1885-1964) is a New Zealand painter whose time has come to step out of the shadows. Born in Wanganui, Collier travelled to England in her late twenties, and under the stimulus of Modernism began to find expression for her talent. Unlike fellow student Frances Hodgkins, however, she returned after almost 10 years, called home by family obligations that were to take precedence over art for the rest of her life. She didn't stop painting, but it was a career hobbled by social expectations and what seem to us now to be quaintly narrow attitudes towards art.
Primary Title
- Edith Collier: A Light Among Shadows
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 22 January 2009
Release Year
- 2007
Start Time
- 15 : 30
Finish Time
- 16 : 35
Duration
- 65:00
Channel
- Arts Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- If the name Edith Collier is unfamiliar, that's reason enough to see this documentary. Overlooked and underrated, Collier (1885-1964) is a New Zealand painter whose time has come to step out of the shadows. Born in Wanganui, Collier travelled to England in her late twenties, and under the stimulus of Modernism began to find expression for her talent. Unlike fellow student Frances Hodgkins, however, she returned after almost 10 years, called home by family obligations that were to take precedence over art for the rest of her life. She didn't stop painting, but it was a career hobbled by social expectations and what seem to us now to be quaintly narrow attitudes towards art.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Collier, Edith, 1885-1964
- Women painters--New Zealand--Biography
- Painting, New Zealand--20th century
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
Contributors
- Michael Heath (Narrator)
- Michael Heath (Writer)
- Michael Heath (Director)
- Bhim Singh Chouhan (Producer)
- KBCR Production (Production Unit)
- 99179403014002091 MMSID
Subjects
- Collier, Edith, 1885-1964
- Women painters--New Zealand--Biography
- Painting, New Zealand--20th century