Rata Ship on the Whanganui River
Kingston V James, Artist
This is one of the
paintings
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in circa 1929-1940.
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Object Detail
About the Work
The
Rata
Ship
was
built
by
Bow,
McLachlan
&
Company
(of
Paisley,
Scotland)
and
operated
from
1929-1958.
She
was
a
twin
screw
steam
ship
and
was
designed
to
take
the
ground
at
tidal
ports
such
as
Tarakohe
and
Onekaka.
She
carried
coal
and
cement
to
most
New
Zealand
ports,
except
Auckland
and
Bluff,
although
she
did
call
at
Auckland
during
the
war
when
she
was
used
as
a
minesweeper.
In
this
image
a
shipment
of
coal
is
being
unloaded
to
fuel
the
gas
works
that
were
located
on
the
corner
of
Heads
Road
and
Taupō
Quay,
Whanganui.
This
painting
is
by
K.V.
James
who
ran
a
successful
picture
framing
business
in
Whanganui
for
many
years.
- Jennifer Taylor Moore, Curator of Collections for 'On the Move' exhibition Aug - Sep 2021
- Jennifer Taylor Moore, Curator of Collections for 'On the Move' exhibition Aug - Sep 2021
Measurements
Frame 485 x 635 mm
Media
oil on canvas
Subject Place
Description
Painting of a black steam ship with red mast and RATA attached on prow in yellow lettering, unloading coal on a wooden wharf on the Whanganui River. Rocks line the waters edge, a pulley carries containers of coal beyond the picture.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of Barbara Pettigrew, in memory of her father Walter James White, 2018
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
29 Nov 2018
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Accession Number:
2018/6/1