"The advancement of art" : policy and practice at the South African National Gallery, 1940-1962

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dc.contributor.advisorMager, Anneen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLilla, Qanitaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T14:50:08Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T14:50:08Z
dc.date.issued2004en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 125-138).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is an enquiry into the policies and practices that shaped the South African National Gallery in the 1940s and 1950s. Drawing on newspaper reports, the South African National Gallery's exhibition catalogues, pamphlets and annual reports, records of parliamentary debate and the crucial report of the Stratford Commission of 1948 the study has reconstructed a detailed history of the South African National Gallery. Established in 1871 as a colonial museum catering for a small part of the settler population of British descent, the museum came under pressure to accommodate the Afrikaner community after 1948. This did not mean that the liberal ethos at the museum disappeared, however. The South African National Gallery was strongly influenced by public pressure in this period. Public outrage over controversial art sales in 1947 led to the appointment of a commission of enquiry into the workings of the museum. At the same time, the head of the Board of Trustees, Cecil Sibbett, engaged the public on matters of Modern art. The museum's conservative and controversial Director, Edward Roworth was replaced in 1949 by John Paris who ushered in a new phase of development and management, encouraged the reconceptualization of South African art and reorganized the permanent collection. This initiative took place despite decreased autonomy for the Director and increased government imposition of Afrikaner Nationalist ideology. Nevertheless, the South African National Gallery avoided becoming a political instrument of the Apartheid regime.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLilla, Q. (2004). <i>"The advancement of art" : policy and practice at the South African National Gallery, 1940-1962</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18426en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLilla, Qanita. <i>""The advancement of art" : policy and practice at the South African National Gallery, 1940-1962."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18426en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLilla, Q. 2004. "The advancement of art" : policy and practice at the South African National Gallery, 1940-1962. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Lilla, Qanita AB - This thesis is an enquiry into the policies and practices that shaped the South African National Gallery in the 1940s and 1950s. Drawing on newspaper reports, the South African National Gallery's exhibition catalogues, pamphlets and annual reports, records of parliamentary debate and the crucial report of the Stratford Commission of 1948 the study has reconstructed a detailed history of the South African National Gallery. Established in 1871 as a colonial museum catering for a small part of the settler population of British descent, the museum came under pressure to accommodate the Afrikaner community after 1948. This did not mean that the liberal ethos at the museum disappeared, however. The South African National Gallery was strongly influenced by public pressure in this period. Public outrage over controversial art sales in 1947 led to the appointment of a commission of enquiry into the workings of the museum. At the same time, the head of the Board of Trustees, Cecil Sibbett, engaged the public on matters of Modern art. The museum's conservative and controversial Director, Edward Roworth was replaced in 1949 by John Paris who ushered in a new phase of development and management, encouraged the reconceptualization of South African art and reorganized the permanent collection. This initiative took place despite decreased autonomy for the Director and increased government imposition of Afrikaner Nationalist ideology. Nevertheless, the South African National Gallery avoided becoming a political instrument of the Apartheid regime. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - "The advancement of art" : policy and practice at the South African National Gallery, 1940-1962 TI - "The advancement of art" : policy and practice at the South African National Gallery, 1940-1962 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18426 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/18426
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLilla Q. "The advancement of art" : policy and practice at the South African National Gallery, 1940-1962. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Michaelis School of Fine Art, 2004 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18426en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentMichaelis School of Fine Arten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherArt Historyen_ZA
dc.title"The advancement of art" : policy and practice at the South African National Gallery, 1940-1962en_ZA
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