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A Pioneering Vision: The Life and Art of Rita Angus Henrietta Catherine Angus, known to the world as Rita Angus, stands as a monumental figure in 20th-century New Zealand art. Born on March 12, 1908, in Hastings, she emerged from a family life marked by frequent relocation due to her father’s carpentry and construction work – a nomadic upbringing that perhaps fostered within her a keen observational eye and an independent spirit. As t…
Scroll through Rita Angus's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Rita Angus's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.
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