Art and Artists of South Africa: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary and Historical Survey of Painters and Graphic Artists Since 1875Berman's Art & Artists of South Africa is the most comprehensive reference work on South African art yet published. Since the first edition in 1970, it has been critically acclaimed, repeatedly reprinted, and nationally and internationally acknowledged as the standard work on the subject. The text features biographies of hundreds of artists, and articles on museums, institutions, art groups, and associations. The book is designed in dictionary form with each page keyed for convenience in locating information. Notable features include an index with over 10,000 cross references and an exhaustive bibliography with a compilation of the names of all South African participants in major national and international exhibitions. |
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Apart from biographical and Acknowledgments vi | 1 |
Bushman | 12 |
Cape impressionism Art and artists of South Africa | 23 |
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abstract Acad Academy African art Ann Bryant Anton van Wouw Art Gallery awarded Bantu began Blmftn Bloemfontein Boonzaier Bulawayo canvases Cape Town career Cecil Skotnes Centre colour commissioned compositions decorative Douglas Portway drawings Durban Art Empire Exhib Essche etchings Europe Everard EXHIBITIONS formal forms Grahamstown graphic group exhibs Hester Rupert Art Irma Stern Jhb Art Johannesburg Kmbly landscape London Medal murals Natal Ndebele Oerder one-man exhib Overseas Exhib painters Paris Pierneef portraits Preller Pretoria Pretoria Art Pta Art Mus PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Rembrandt Rep Fest Exhib Riebeeck Tercent Exhib SA Art SA Institute SAAA Sao Paulo Bien SASA scene School of Art sculpture Second Quad Selective Additional Reference settled South African art South African artists still-life studies style subsequently SUMMARY BIOGRAPHY Tech Art School themes Third Quad tion Univ of Wits Venice Bien Venice Biennale viewers Walter Battiss water-colour William Humphreys