Florence Phillips and the Making of the Johannesburg Art Gallery
Paperback
Publication Date: 15/12/2006
Uplifting the Colonial Philistine is a thoroughly researched, fascinating account of the unusual circumstances in which early Johannesburg, then a budding mining town, came to have an art gallery with one of the most avant-garde collections in the world. It describes the larger-than-life characters who brought the Johannesburg Art Gallery to its grand launch in November 1910: Florence Phillips, wife of one of the Randlord patrons, and Hugh Lane, curator. Containing 100 colour reproductions from the original catalogue, this book unravels the complex intertwining of personal and socio-political agendas that made up the fabric of the founding. It describes how the collection was perceived in London, whether it was adapted to suit the 'colonial Philistine' (as one London critic described its intended audience), and how the local community responded.
- ISBN:
- 9781868144365
- 9781868144365
- Category:
- History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 15-12-2006
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Wits University Press
- Country of origin:
- South Africa
- Pages:
- 360
- Dimensions (mm):
- 210x180x25mm
- Weight:
- 0.8kg
Click 'Notify Me' to get an email alert when this item becomes available
Great!
Click on Save to My Library / Lists
Click on Save to My Library / Lists
Select the List you'd like to categorise as, or add your own
Here you can mark if you have read this book, reading it or want to read
Awesome! You added your first item into your Library
Great! The fun begins.
Click on My Library / My Lists and I will take you there
Click on My Library / My Lists and I will take you there
Reviews
Be the first to review Uplifting the Colonial Philistine.
Share This Book: