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William Hammond (29 August 1947 – 30 January 2021) was a New Zealand artist. Hammond lived and worked in Lyttelton, New Zealand.

Early life

Hammond was born in Christchurch on 29 August 1947. He studied at the Ilam School of Fine Arts of the University of Canterbury from 1966 until 1968. Before embarking on his career in art, he worked in a sign factory, made wooden toys, and was a jewellery designer. He also had a keen interest in music, serving as the percussionist for a jug band.

Career

Hammond's paintings feature two common themes: references to popular music and gaunt creatures with avian heads and human limbs. His best known work is probably the painting "Waiting for Buller" (1993), which refers to the ornithologist Walter Lawry Buller. The characters in Hammond's paintings rarely move away from their natural habitat and are in no hurry.

He is at the forefront of one of the most influential tendencies in New Zealand painting of the late 1990s, Post-colonial Gothic.

Hammond died on the evening of 30 January 2021, at the age of 73.

Collections

• Chartwell Collection at the Auckland Art Gallery
• Christchurch Art Gallery
• Fletcher Trust Collection
• Museum of New Zealand
• Sarjeant Gallery
• University of Auckland Art Collection
• Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

References

1. "Hammond paints to own rare beat in Christchurch Art Gallery show".
2. "Bill Hammond's private artistic vision". NZ Herald. 15 October 2000.
3. Paul Wood, Andrew (11 July 2017). "Art: Bill Hammond". Verve magazine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. Simmons, Laurence; Armstrong, Philip (2007). Knowing Animals. ISBN 978-9004157736.
5. ^ "Bill Hammond, one of nation's most influential artists, has died". Radio New Zealand. 1 February 2021.
6. "Bill Hammond, one of New Zealand's most influential artists, has died". The New Zealand Herald. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
7. "Bill Hammond: Something is happening here". ArtNow.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
8. de Jong, Eleanor (1 February 2021). "Bill Hammond, renowned New Zealand artist, dies aged 74". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
9. Gate, Charlie (18 March 2016). "Christchurch artist Bill Hammond sells quake-damaged Lyttelton studio".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
10. Whitfield, Paul (September 2010). The Rough Guide to New Zealand. ISBN 9781405385480.
11. Potts, Annie; Armstrong, Philip; Brown, Deidre (March 2014). A New Zealand Book of Beasts: Animals in Our Culture, History and Everday Life. ISBN 9781869407728.
12. "Bill Hammond – Cornwall Road – Chartwell Collection of contemporary art".
13. "Living Large 6".
14. "Gladrap".
15. "Loading... | Collections Online – Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa".
16. "Bill Hammond". Sarjeant Gallery Whanganui. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
17. "Art Collection > "Twirl"".
18. "New Zealand art lands in V&A museum | New Zealand News UK".

External links

• NZ Artists online gallery and biography

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