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Iziko South African National Gallery
Cape Town, Western Cape

Franklin Kaye KENDALL: Design Architect
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT: Architect

Date:1930
Type:Art Gallery
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
33°55'44.85" S 18°25'02.50" E Alt: 31m

Now the Iziko South African National Gallery. Before 2002 it was known as the South African National Gallery.

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Transcription of English foundation stone:

SOUTH AFRICAN
NATIONAL GALLERY
OPENED BY H.E. THE RT. HON.
EARL OF ATHLONE
K.G. K.G.C.B. K.G.M.G. K.C.V.O. D.S.O.
GOVERNOR - GENERAL
OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA
3. NOVEMBER. 1930

(SAB Feb 1933::11, 13)

All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.


Books that reference Iziko South African National Gallery

Berman, Esmé. 1983. Art and artists of South Africa: An illustrated biographical dictionary and historical survey of painters, sculptors and graphic artists since 1875. Cape Town : Balkema. pg 1, 2, 25, 35, 62, 67, 81, 117, 125, 126, 127, 128, 153, 162, 179, 180, 191, 210, 213, 215, 219, 232, 237, 260, 266, 298, 301, 302, 314, 323, 325, 349, 355, 356, 357, 360, 361, 368, 376, 377, 378-379 (main entry); 381, 429, 431, 439, 452, 468, 475, 476, 491, 511
Crump, Alan & Van Niekerk, Raymund. 1988. Public sculptures & reliefs Cape Town. Cape Town: Clifton Publications. pg 47 (ill.), 48, 50, 49 (ill.), 50
Fransen, Hans. 1978. Guide to the Museums of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Galvin & Sales (Pty) Ltd, for the Southern African Museums Association. pg 20-23
Martin, Marilyn . 2019. Between Dreams and Realities : A History of the South African National Gallery, 1871-2017. Noordhoek: Print Matters Heritage. pg All