Angus, Rita
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1908-1970.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Colin McCahon poems to Rita Angus.
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2008/3
Scope and Contents
Written in soft pencil. The poems, addressed by McCahon to Rita Angus, were written probably around 1972, not long after Angus' death (1970); they make reference to various points in their long friendship and provide insights into major events in their lives. The poems are very significant both from the point of view of the cultural importance of writer and subject represented and the light they throw on their relationship, but also from a literary point of view: McCahon is known primarily...
Dates:
ca 1972
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- Subject: New Zealand poetry -- 20th century X