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Lest We Forget: Photography, Memory and National Character

3 September - 13 November 1994 in the Entire Gallery

This exhibition brings together images by 21 photographers who have photographed various aspects of New Zealand over the last 100 years.

Curated by City Gallery Wellington's Gregory Burke and Deborah Lawler-Dormer, Lest We Forget explores the shifting relationships between photography, memory, nostalgia and the perceptions of national identity and character.

Exhibiting Artists: Peter Black, James Bragge, Gordon Burt, B. Clark, Les Cleveland, Bruce Connew, Terrence Handscomb, Gavin Hipkins, Mary Macpherson, James Keith Nichols, Ken Niven, Anne Noble, John Pascoe, Neil Penman, Richard Priest, Lucien Rizos, Grant Sheehan, Ruth Watson, Ans Westra and Joseph Zacharia.