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Boris Tietze: a Life in Art
Boris Tietze in the 1950s... ...and 1980s Boris Tietze (17/2/1928-15/2/2024), my father, died last year after a long life dedicated to...
Anna Tietze
Feb 1714 min read
Review of The Moleskins: The Story of SOE Agent and British War Artist Cecil Michaelis by Anne Graaff (2022)
The Moleskins is a biography of Cecil Michaelis (1913-1997), son of the Randlord Sir Max Michaelis, and in his own right an artist,...
Anna Tietze
May 15, 20245 min read
Attribution, originals and copies at the Iziko South African National Gallery
The question of authenticity is a vital one within the art world. Correct identification of the producer of an artwork has major...
Anna Tietze
Mar 22, 20245 min read
Art training for black South Africans in early twentieth-century South Africa: obstacles and access
Azaria Mbatha, The Revelation of St John (1965), linocut print on paper, 376x680mm. With the South Africa Act of 1909, the various...
Anna Tietze
Feb 13, 20244 min read
Alfred A. de Pass and the South African National Gallery, 1926-49
Many public art collections have depended heavily, in their early years, on gifts from private collectors and this was certainly true of...
Anna Tietze
Feb 7, 20241 min read
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