Our next story takes us on a trip around the beaches of New Zealand - and some abroad, as portrayed in art.
Te Papa Museum curator Lizzie Bisley met The Weekend producer Laura Dooney at Island Bay beach in Wellington, to talk about the summer scenes in the museum's collection.
Photo: RNZ Laura Dooney
T.A. McCormack, Afternoon light, watercolour on paper, about 1929. Gift of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, 1936. Te Papa (1936-0012-233)
Frances Hodgkins, Girl on the beach, watercolour on paper, 1900. Gift of Gerald Fergussen, 1950. Te Papa (1950-0014-1)
Maud Sherwood, The beach, Capri, watercolour and pencil on paper, about 1930. Gift of Mrs T.W. McDonald and Mrs W.J. Hutchison, the artist's sister and niece, 1960. Te Papa (1960-0007-4)
William Cooch, Houghton Bay, woodcut, 1932. Gift of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, 1936. Te Papa (1936-0012-271)
Colin McCahon, French Bay, Titirangi, watercolour on paper, 1955. Purchased 1983 with New Zealand Lottery Board funds. © Courtesy of the Colin McCahon Research and Publication Trust. Te Papa (1983-0018-3)
