Lucie Rie, set of bowls, c. 1955. Collection of TheNewDowse, Dame Doreen Blumhardt Bequest
4 September – 17 October 2010 | media releases: July & August
Best of The Blumhardt, in TheNewDowse's Blumhardt Gallery, celebrates the vision of one of New Zealand’s most passionate arts advocates, Dame Doreen Blumhardt, ONZ, DNZM, CBE. The exhibition of ceramics by local and international potters will mark the first anniversary of Doreen’s death and acknowledge the ongoing commitment of The Blumhardt Foundation, which Doreen founded, as an advocate for the decorative arts.