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:
Tag: Te Papa Press
Groundwork at the Alexander Turnbull Library and Te Papa
Michele Leggott and Catherine Field-Dodgson Recent gigs at the Alexander Turnbull Library and Te Papa continue bringing Groundwork: The Art and Writing of Emily Cumming Harris to new and enthusiastic audiences. We were invited to address the Friday morning online staff meeting of the Alexander Turnbull Library to talk about our research in their collections. Read More…
Blind seeing and beyond: how we approached Groundwork
Michele Leggott and Catherine Field-Dodgson Thank you to book editor Claire Mabey for commissioning this article, which first appeared on The Spinoff on 3 May 2005. *** Groundwork: The Art and Writing of Emily Cumming Harris (who was born in England in 1837 and who died in Nelson in 1925) by Michele Leggott (poet) and Read More…
Rebecca Rice talks about Groundwork at Te Papa
The week before last Rebecca Rice, Acting Head of Art at Te Papa, officially launched our book Groundwork: The art and writing of Emily Cumming Harris in a wonderful evening that brought Emily’s art and writing into the light again. Rebecca’s speech touched on many of the themes in our book and she has kindly Read More…
Out of the shadows: Groundwork launches at Te Papa in Wellington
Michele Leggott and Catherine Field-Dodgson Nine years of research and writing culminated last week in the cafe turned launch space at Te Papa in Wellington. More than 120 guests gathered to bring Groundwork: The Art and Writing of Emily Cumming Harris into the light of day. Just prior to the main event, Harris descendants and 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…
Emily Harris at Te Papa Press 2025
By Michele Leggott and Catherine Field-Dodgson We are pleased to confirm that Te Papa Press of Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington will publish our Emily Harris book in 2025. Full-colour reproduction of Emily’s paintings and drawings will accompany a text that traces her art and writing across the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Our project restores the Read More…