May His light shine (Cornwall Park)
KUMARA GOD SET IN CONCRETE, CORNWALL PARK. C. McC. NOV 78 JUNE 79 (brushpoint, b.l.-b.c.); MINE THOU LORD OF LIFE SEND MY ROOTS RAIN (brushpoint, b.r.)
HE'S The
ONE
May his Light
Shine on the
Kumara Garden
1980 Colin McCahon New Works
Peter Webb Gallery
Auckland
18/2/1980 - 7/3/1980
This painting and its companion, May His light shine (Tau Cross), refer to the Kumara God, a Maori carved fertility figure.
The inscription 'Mine thou Lord of Life send my roots rain' is derived from Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem 'Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord'.