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Creating something Shakespearean: Raymond Boyce and the Globe hangings

Do you support hangings? I certainly do if we are discussing the four embroidered wall hangings at Shakespeare’s Globe in London’s Bankside, designed by Wellington artist Raymond Boyce and made by over 400 women from North Shore to Southland in 1991. They are Aotearoa New Zealand’s proud gift to Shakespeare’s and a handsomeRead more

2016-05-22
By: Mark Stocker
On: 22 May 2016
In: Art, History

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