Flood Scene (Taupo Quay)
Frank Denton, Artist
This is one of the
photographs
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in Feb 1940.
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Object Detail
About the Work
“I
work
on
Taupō
Quay
and
our
building
got
flooded
in
the
2015
floods,
this
picture
certainly
reminds
me
of
those
times.
The
young
man
sitting
on
his
bike
having
a
conversation
with
someone
in
the
vehicle
is
cool,
I
wonder
what
the
conversation
was
about?
The
building
on
the
right,
the
trees
planted
on
the
left,
the
flooding
-
it
can't
be
anywhere
but
Whanganui!”
–
Ritesh
Verma,
‘My
Choice’
December
2021
Measurements
116 x 164mm
Media
silver gelatin print
Subject Place
Description
Black and white Whanganui flood scene showing a flooded street, a car in the water with a cyclist leaning on the car and several pedestrians and cyclists moving around. The building on the right is a corner pub with Speights and DCL signage and a wrought iron upper balcony. Situated on the corner of Taupo Quay and Bell Street, Whanganui.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery, Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased, 1997
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
01 Jul 1997
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Accession Number:
1997/22/2