Claire Regnault

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Claire Regnault
Born1970
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Institutions Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Claire Regnault (born 1970) [1] is a New Zealand historian, curator and non-fiction writer. In 2022, her book Dressed: Fashionable Dress in Aotearoa New Zealand 1840 to 1910 won an Ockham New Zealand Book Award. [2] [3]

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Biography

Regnault started her career in art galleries and museums in 1994. [4] She is a curator at Te Papa, New Zealand's national museum. [5] She researches and writes about the history of fashion in New Zealand. In 2022 she won the illustrated non-fiction category of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

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References

  1. "Claire Regnault". WorldCat Entities. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. "Whiti Hereaka takes top prize at Ockhams". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  3. "Montana New Zealand Book Awards". my.christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  4. "Unpicking Dressed: An illustrated talk with Claire Regnault". Artnow. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  5. "How I write: Ockham Awards winner Claire Regnault". Stuff. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  6. Regnault, Claire (2021). Dressed: fashionable dress in Aotearoa New Zealand 1840 to 1910. ISBN   978-0-9941460-6-9. OCLC   1245592939.
  7. Regnault, Claire; Te Papa (Museum) (2013). Cubist dreams and wings like fireflies. Wellington: Te Papa Press for Nga Toi/Arts Te Papa. OCLC   885336708.
  8. Fitzgerald, Michael, Regnault, Claire (2010). Berry boys: portraits of World War One Soldiers and families. ISBN   978-0-9941041-2-0. OCLC   886287030.
  9. Regnault, Claire; Hawke's Bay Museum (2003). The New Zealand Gown of the Year. Napier, N.Z.: Hawke's Bay Museum. ISBN   978-0-9582129-4-6. OCLC   156051725.
  10. Regnault, Claire; Pope, Gail; Napier (N.Z.); City Council (2000). The fifty 50s: Napier becomes a city, 1950. Napier, N.Z.: Hawke's Bay Cultural Trust with assistance from the Napier City Council. ISBN   978-0-9582129-1-5. OCLC   155592319.
  11. Regnault, Claire; Gorman, Kristy; Govett-Brewster Art Gallery; Taranaki Polytechnic (1996). Shadow work. New Plymouth, N.Z.: Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. ISBN   978-0-908848-19-5. OCLC   153005836.
  12. Caldwell, Elizabeth, Regnault, Claire; McDougall Art Annex (1995). Inside the solid: [text, Elizabeth Caldwell, Claire Regnault. Christchurch, N.Z.: McDougall Art Annex. ISBN   978-0-908874-38-5. OCLC   154210456.