Outside the major metropolitan collections residing in the Auckland Art Gallery, Te Papa Tongarewa and the Hocken collection, Te Manawa has assembled one of the richest bodies of the work of Colin McCahon.
All 18 of these works are displayed in A Centenary Exhibition (alongside two portraits of McCahon by Toss Woollaston.
Many of these were acquired during a period of active collecting at the Manawatū Art Gallery between 1971 and 1979, and the works range in date from 1947 to 1973.
Copies of Simpson's book will be available at the presentation, and he will be happy to sign copies. Entry to the talk and the Art Gallery is free.
Colin McCahon: A Centenary Exhibition is open until December 1.