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Date: 1956-1957 Type: Municipal Offices Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°54'10.02" S 18°38'17.59" E

The Pretoria artist, Leo THÉRON, was commissioned by Smith to design and execute a large mosaic mural for the entrance foyer of the Civic Theatre. The building’s foundation stone was laid on 25 September 1956 and the opening ceremony took place on 14 June 1957. Books that reference Civic Centre and Municipal Offices 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 454