Gottfried Lindauer Huria Matenga, 1909, Oil on Canvas

Wreck of The Delaware by Sally Burton
16 March - 30 June 2024

This is a delightful way for students to learn about significant local history. Students will view the art installation to unravel the story of the Wreck of the Delaware. Aspects such as materials, setting and characters are relevant to Sally’s rendition of the story. Children will use historical photographic images of characters in the story to create their own artwork.

About the Exhibition: The Wreck of the Delaware is Nelson artist Sally Burton’s interpretation of the dramatic and heroic rescue of sailors from the shipwrecked Delaware in 1863. Centred on The Suter’s portrait of Huria Matenga by Gottfried Lindauer, the installation consists of over 200 assembled items. These include driftwood from Tuarawhati (Delaware Bay) on which she has painted likenesses of the rescuers and crew gleaned from historical photographs housed at the Nelson Provincial Museum.

Curriculum Areas: Visual Arts, English, Aotearoa NZ Histories, Social Studies.
Duration: 75 – 90 minutes depending on level
Levels: Years 0-10