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| | HENDRIKZ, Willem de SanderesBorn: 1910 Died: 1959Artist |
Willem de Sanderes Hendrikz started his studies in architecture at the University of the Witwatersrand, he moved over to art and was a lecturer in Fine Art at the University of the Witwatersrand and later a full time sculptor. Was a teacher at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Architecture in 1933.
He was responsible for the brass doors of the Bank of Netherlands, Pretoria by Eaton. He was a noted artist for the embellishment of buildings and did many bas relief panels for banks, building societies etc.
He committed suicide.
His work on buildings listed on this site are:
Escom House, Johannesburg
Museum, East London
Nedbank Building, Pretoria
Volkskas, Market Square, Johannesburg
See Die lewe en werk van W de S Hendrikz, 2012 10 25 by Du Toit, Erica Marie. Books citing HENDRIKZ |
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