Potrait of a War Artist Arts & Culture first edition

first edition

Iconic and beautiful collectors book of essays and poems of early New Zealand

Columbia was the first of five orbiters built

Tuatara have survived alongside humans for more than 700 years

These paper labels measure 180mm square

Potrait of a War Artist Arts & Culture first editionIn this captivating and beautifully illustrated memoir, John Gillies vividly recalls his months as a member of the Otago University Medical Company on an active service tour of duty in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Still a medical student at the time, his youthful admiration of New Zealand war artists from previous conflicts adds a poignant layer to his narrative, told in brief, evocative chapters that offer tantalising glimpses of the variety