Merwelene van der merwe biography of william

The date of this book is unknown but the internal evidence pinpoints the volume to the years 1896 to 1899. The size is 25x30cm. The cover is an eye catching gold printing on pebbled dark maroon cloth, gilt edges, scuffing to edges, each page specially attached. The book contains laid down newspaper cuttings of Johannesburg life in the late 19th century. The author of these Weekly Star contributions was Johnstone Sheldon who wrote under the pseudonym The Vagrant. The skiva holds 96 of his pre South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War 1899 - 1902) columns.

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It appears as though the skiva was commissioned by Sheldon to preserve his newspaper writing. Here is an example of collectable ephemera which is difficult to price because it is unique. It was my pleasure to become the new owner of the album. I found it while browsing at the Frank Thorold book farm out at Kya Sands. It is one of those rare treasures that one is lucky enough to stumble upon. I was welcomed

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In an age of computer graphics and 3-D rendering, South African artist William Kentridge employs the simplest materials imaginable — paper, charcoal and pastel — to create animated films that explore apartheid, colonialism, human rights abuses and other sobering topics with breathtaking insight and poignancy.

At 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, Kentridge — whose work also includes prints, books, sculpture, collage, etching and performing arts — will receive the Dean’s Medal from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.

The ceremony, followed by an artist’s lecture, will take place in Steinberg Hall Auditorium, located near the intersection of Skinker and Forsyth boulevards. A reception for Kentridge will precede the lecture, at 5:30 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public but seating is limited. For more information, call (314) 935-9300 or visit samfoxschool.wustl.edu.

William Kentridge. Photo by Merwelene van der Merwe, 2007.

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