{"product_id":"lake-matheson-whites-aviation-painting-copy","title":"Glendhu Bay Whites Aviation Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original framed Whites Aviation painting of Glendhu Bay in the South Island of New Zealand. It has the original authentication sticker on the back of the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are a couple of small chips off the painting, otherwise in good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 720mm (W) x 420mm (H)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eProcess of Painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“A magical cocktail of aviation and photography … painted with cotton wool.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhites Aviation photographs are not colour prints. They are black and white photographs that were individually hand-coloured by women who worked in the Whites Auckland studio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAn intriguing aspect of White's hand-coloured works is that of uniqueness. Although printed, the act of colouring by hand rendered each one distinct. Often mounted on hard board, these works could be framed and presented in public or in the home. Some were enlarged to an enormous scale with considerable detail, possible due to the large glass plate negatives they were photographed on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhites employed ‘colouring women’ (actually called ‘colouring girls’ at the time) who hand painted the photographs using a length of grape vine with the tip wrapped in cotton wool dipped into tinned oil paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOne gets the picture that it was complex work but, like most hard things, made to look easy by people at the top of their game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eWhites Aviation Ltd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLeo White captured some of the first images of Auckland from the air in 1921, beginning a lifelong passion for flying which he combined with his love of photography. By 1945 White established the now famous Whites Aviation Ltd to produce a series of popular illustrated publications of aviation history and aerial photography. In 1988, Whites Aviation was purchased by Air Logistics (NZ) Ltd (now GeoSmart).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSource: Alsop, P\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whites Aviation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504339128489,"sku":null,"price":303.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2622\/5321\/files\/IMG-3042.jpg?v=1790892998","url":"https:\/\/industryvintage.co.nz\/products\/lake-matheson-whites-aviation-painting-copy","provider":"Industry Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}