Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1913-1980s (Production)
Niveau de description
collection
Étendue matérielle et support
97 digital photographs
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
The Johannesburg Art Gallery is one of the oldest and largest galleries on the African continent, situated in Joubert Park in the heart of Johannesburg. It was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, and the foundation stone was laid by Henry John Hofmeyr on the 11 October 1911.
The collections include 17th-19th century European art and later South African works from the 19th-20th century.
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
The images were scanned from photographs provided by the Johannesburg Art Gallery.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
The collection of digital photographs contains images depicting the interior and exterior of the Johannesburg Art Gallery, and its immediate surroundings being Joubert Park in the heart of Johannesburg.
Including photographs of the foundation stone, laid by Henry John Hofmeyr on the 11 October 1911, subsequent construction of the building in 1913, arial photographs of JAG in Joubert Park, images of interior exhibition spaces and of the building, as well as extensive construction work in later years.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
Conditions de reproduction
Permission to publish has to be obtained from the Johannesburg Art Gallery.
Langue des documents
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Instruments de recherche
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Johannesburg Art Gallery
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Unités de description associées
Zone des notes
Note
The digital images can be viewed at the Historical Paper Reading Room.