The Art & Heritage Collections of the University of Pretoria 2008/Alexander Duffey, Sian Tiley-Nel, Gerard de Kamper and Joey Ernst
Throughout the world there are educational institutions which have collections of artefacts and artworks, in many instances these objects were acquired over a period of time and in most cases they were accumulated as part of the academic programmes of those institutions. In the case of the collections of the University of Pretoria it is also true, but the University also owns a number of magnificent collections which were donated in their entirety to the institution by a single benefactor. The van Tilburg and Van Gybland-Oosterhoff collections are examples of these. The scope of these collections is so large that there are very few institutions in the world which can boast of collections equalling them
The Art and Heritage Collections of the University of Pretoria is the first comprehensive survey of some of the major collections of the University of Pretoria ever published. The book highlights some of the most important artefacts and artworks accumulated by the university in its first 100 years. With the benefit of fresh knowledge and modern attitudes, the authors embark on a detailed description and appraisal of six of the University of Pretoria's most important collections. Impeccably constructed, the book deals with the histories, descriptions and noteworthy individual pieces in these collections.
The reader is treated to excellent reproductions of ceramics and other artefacts from the Van Tilburg collection, rare and historically unique objects from the Mapungubwe collection, major sculptures from the Anton van Wouw and Edoardo Villa collections, beautiful and important artworks from the University of Pretoria Art Collection and unique and very rare objects and artefacts from the Van Gybland-Oosterhoff collection.
The Art and Heritage Collections of the University of Pretoria is an important contribution to the cultural history of South Africa
Source: The Art & Heritage Collections of the University of Pretoria 2008 / Alexander Duffey, Sian Tiley-Nel, Gerard de Kamper and Joey Ernst.
