{"product_id":"peter-mcleavey-the-life-and-times-of-a-new-zealand-art-dealer-9780987668844","title":"Peter McLeavey: The Life and Times of a New Zealand Art Dealer","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Zealand Pos\u003c\/i\u003et 2014 Book of the Year, Best Non-Fiction Book \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Montana award-winning author Jill Trevelyan comes the first biography of Peter McLeavey, the charismatic, pioneering art dealer who since the 1950s has shaped--even transformed--New Zealand art. McLeavey's personal story is remarkable but in it, his contemporaries will recognise common themes: the religious upbringing; the struggle to be bohemian in a repressive, midcentury small town; the quiet agonies of marriage and children, the need to make a mark. Through exclusive access to McLeavey's extensive and hitherto untapped archive of letters, diaries, exhibition files and more, this book offers insights into the artists McLeavey has represented across half a century. Here, in their own words--lively, salty, and often heartbreaking--are Colin McCahon, Toss Woollaston, Len Lye, Milan Mrkusich, Michael Smither, Gordon Walters, Michael Illingworth, Don Driver, Robin White, John Reynolds, Yvonne Todd, and many, many more. Far more than a simple biography, this is the big story of contemporary New Zealand art itself, in a period of massive change and growth, and Trevelyan offers an utterly fresh and compelling historical account of the birth of the modern art market and the status of art today. A must-read for anyone interested in New Zealand's art, culture or recent history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Te Papa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780987668844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.00w x 1.60d","brand":"Jill Trevelyan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52418739306677,"sku":"9780987668844","price":46.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b90a97fe-f86e-413a-b753-70007274d07d.jpg?v=1775570368","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/peter-mcleavey-the-life-and-times-of-a-new-zealand-art-dealer-9780987668844","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}