Story: Thompson, Pauline Adele

Polka dot painting

An abstract painting with waves of pink, black with red polka dots, yellow, and a green wavy shape enclosing orange polka dots.

Pauline Thompson’s ‘Polka dot painting’ (1966) dates from her period of experimentation with pop art in the mid-1960s.

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Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Reference: 256-1969
by Pauline Thompson

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Emma-Jean Kelly. 'Thompson, Pauline Adele', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2023. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/6t15/thompson-pauline-adele (accessed 20 May 2024)