Angel of the Annunciation by Colin McCahon

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Te Papa’s mini-documentary explains some of the symbolism in Colin McCahon’s Angel of the Annunciation (1947).

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Tales from Te Papa, episode 10. Video supplied via YouTube by Te Papa

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Angel of the Annunciation by Colin McCahon, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/video/angel-annunciation-colin-mccahon, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013

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Malcolm Posted: 19 Oct 2015

I think he meant to say, not just high art ( however, I reject that binary) and say comics are art. Moreover is it that very elitism of high art implied which McCahon was trying to avoid by using the speech bubble and comic style. It is its accessibility to reach a wider viewership.

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