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Baxter says Rua Pōtae was a term used in the 1940s and 50s for 'he who wears two hats'. "If you were in the Māori world, you wore your Māori hat, if you were in your pākehā world you wore your pākehā hat. The two didn't mix." Paintings featured on book covers by John Baxter at Toi Māhara Photo: Toi Mahara.
John Baxter. Landscape with trees. Watercolour on wove paper. The Royal Academy of Arts, located in the heart of London, is a place where art is made, exhibited and debated.
John Baxter, Rua Pōtae. Rua Pōtae, (living in two worlds), features John Baxter’s paintings from 1996–2004. Baxter’s work reflects tikanga (customs and traditional values) and the experience of being between the two worlds of Māori and Pākehā culture. John Baxter (Taranaki, Te Whakatōhea) was born in Wellington in 1952.
Rua Pōtae, (living in two worlds), features John Baxter’s paintings from 1996–2004. Baxter’s work reflects tikanga (customs and traditional values) and the experience of being between the two worlds of Māori and Pākehā culture. John Baxter (Taranaki, Te Whakatōhea) was born in Wellington in 1952.
—John Baxter. From notes on My Aims as an Artist, 1961, John Baxter, Oakland, California sculptor. Former Curator of Education, San Francisco Museum of Art. Exhibited in the Carnegie International, Pittsburg, 1961 and the Art of Assemblage, Museum of Modern Art, 1961.
Jun 27, 2024 · 27 June 2024. above: John Baxter. Rua Pōtae, the title John Baxter has chosen for an exhibition of early paintings and book illustrations at Toi MAHARA, translates simply as “Two Hats”. It comes from a saying among Māori elders when he was growing up: “If you were in the Māori world you wore your Māori hat and if you were in the ...
John Baxter was born in 1912 in California. He has been featured in exhibitions including Carnegie International, Pittsburg, PA (1961) and The Art of Assemblage, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (1961). Baxter died in 1966 in San Francisco, CA. Bio updated as of 2023.
