The Waterfall
In tonight's Artsville four of New Zealand's most celebrated artists voyage to Fiordland National Park where European art history began in New Zealand, when William Hodges, ship's artist on Cook's second voyage in 1773, created his renowned work 'Waterfall in Dusky Bay'. In this documentary, artists John Walsh, Gerda Leenards, Melvin 'Pat' Day and Nigel Brown journey to Dusky Sounds to the site of the waterfall, photographing and sketching their personal response to the sights, sounds and stories of Fiordland. The four artists involved in this project were chosen not only for their work, but also for how they might contribute to the film. Nigel Brown has a keen interest in history and the stories of Captain Cook and ship's artist William Hodges. Gerda Leenards is a Fiordland regular who is drawn to they typical weather of mist and rain. And both John Walsh and Melvin 'Pat' Day had never been to Fiordand before.
Primary Title
- The Waterfall
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 5 March 2011
Start Time
- 10 : 05
Finish Time
- 10 : 55
Duration
- 50:00
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- In tonight's Artsville four of New Zealand's most celebrated artists voyage to Fiordland National Park where European art history began in New Zealand, when William Hodges, ship's artist on Cook's second voyage in 1773, created his renowned work 'Waterfall in Dusky Bay'. In this documentary, artists John Walsh, Gerda Leenards, Melvin 'Pat' Day and Nigel Brown journey to Dusky Sounds to the site of the waterfall, photographing and sketching their personal response to the sights, sounds and stories of Fiordland. The four artists involved in this project were chosen not only for their work, but also for how they might contribute to the film. Nigel Brown has a keen interest in history and the stories of Captain Cook and ship's artist William Hodges. Gerda Leenards is a Fiordland regular who is drawn to they typical weather of mist and rain. And both John Walsh and Melvin 'Pat' Day had never been to Fiordand before.
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
- Art
Genres
- Art
- Documentary
Contributors
- Gerda Leenards (Subject)
- Melvin Day (Subject)
- Nigel Brown (Subject)
- John Walsh (Subject)
- TVNZ (Production Unit)
- Peta Carey (Director)
- Peta Carey (Producer)
- Watershed Films (Production unit)
- Murihiku Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Art