Philipa Blair New Zealand, 1945-.
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About Philipa Blair
A painter, printmaker, textile and stained glass designer and photographer, Philippa Blair was born in Christchurch in 1945. She studied at the University of Canterbury, and lived and worked in Auckland and Los Angeles Her work includes many commissions for stained glass windows, murals, and graphic design. She has lectured in painting in New Zealand, Australia and the USA.
Philipa Blair is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1990 of 511, of which 396 (77%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $8,613 for Heart Book sold by Webb's in June 2002. This year 10 works have been offered for sale. Works by Philipa Blair are held by the Museum Of New Zealand, Auckland Art Gallery and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Philipa Blair is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 212
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 23
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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