Mercy

1996

John Pule

Accessible

1996–Current

  • SG.01 (0)/S Block, University of Waikato, Kirikiriroa Hamilton

Type

  • Painting

Medium

  • Oil paint
  • Canvas

Dimensions

  • H2500 x W1830mm

John Pule, ‘Mercy’ (1996), S Block, University of Waikato, Kirikiriroa Hamilton

Images: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2022

Artists
Credit

University of Waikato Art Collection

Associated Artwork Organisation(s)

Description

John Pule was the University of Waikato Writer in Residence 1996, the same year that he produced this work. In 2001 the Calder and Lawson Gallery held an exhibition called Cross Purposes, which was built around 'Mercy' and the imagery of the cross.

Source: University of Waikato Art Collection