Groundwork in the wild

Catherine Field-Dodgson and Michele Leggott Now that Groundwork: The art and writing of Emily Cumming Harris is out in the wild, we enjoy finding it in our favourite independent bookshops. Here’s a selection of some of the places in Aotearoa New Zealand where our pukapuka is in stock:

New Zealand Liliaceae at Te Papa

Catherine Field-Dodgson and Michele Leggott We’re excited to reveal that Emily Harris’s 1906 New Zealand Liliaceae panel is now in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. The museum was the successful bidder in the auction at Webb’s in January and the painting has been fully registered with its own accession number. Emily’s Read More…

Here comes 2025

Story and photos Michele Leggott and Catherine Field-Dodgson Welcome to Emily Cumming Harris in New Zealand and Australia. 2025 is a big year for us and for Emily as Te Papa Press publishes our book Groundwork: The Art and Writing of Emily Cumming Harris. Please keep an eye on the blog for updates about publication Read More…

Happy birthday Emily Harris!

By Michele Leggott Thanks to the person who put three framed Emily Harris prints on TradeMe recently, we now have a set of Emily’s beautiful botanical paintings issued by the Turnbull Library in 1968. Our set is 2183 of an edition of 2500. The prints are in good condition and show Emily’s rendition of rangiora Read More…