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Die Lewe en Werk van Walter Battiss
Met Besondere Verwysing na sy Grifiese Kuns

Item date(s): January, 1974

Murray Schoonraad
Walter Whall Battiss  (1906-1982) - (title)


Pages: 309pp
Size: 320mm


Place publication: Pretoria, RSA
Publisher: Fakultein Lettere en Wysbegeerte, Universiteit van Pretoria
Battiss bibliography 18

Additional notes:
A copy of the original in the collection of Warren Siebrits - with his ex libris. Filed in an Arch-lever file.

Voorgelê ter vervulling van 'n deel van die vereistes vir die graad.

p240: Battiss Stamboom.

Preceeding p241: numbered (i) to (lxix) is the same text as "Walter Whall Battiss. Bibliografie". by Murray Schoonraad. SA2436.

[Bylaag] Appendix 1. Onderhoud van Murray Schoonraad met Walter Battiss op band opgeneem: September 197.

Appendix 2.1 Foreword by T.J. G (Gubb?) on the back of the invitation for Battiss's second exhibition in Rustenburg, 1928.

Appendix 2.2 Foreword to the catalogue of the exhibition of South African art organised by The Pretoria Musical Festival which took place in Pretoria from 5 - 9 October, 1937.

Appendix 2.3 Rustenburg. Wesleyan Sunday School Anniversary.

Appendix 3. Letters from Walter Battiss to E. & M. Mayer.

Appendix 4.1 Report on New Group Exhibition held in Pretoria from 25th November to 10th December 1938.

Appendix 4.2. Letter from Gregoire to Battiss dated 17 Jan. (Probably 1951).

Appendix 4.3 Letter from Maggie Laubser dated Nov: 17th - '38.

Appendix 4.4 Forward to the catalogue of the exhibition of The New Group, held in Pretoria, 23 November - 7 December 1938.

Appendix 5. Sundry letters from John Paris; Lippy; Maurice van Essche; Le Roux; Gustav Beck. South Africa Pro- or Versus Modern Art? by Walter Battiss.

Handout Think or Sink Number One. An Open Letter to the Art Community.

The African Council for Art (ACA)

Appendix 5.9 Letter to Battiss from Erroll Wilmot dated 6 October 1949.

Appendix 5.10 Letter to Battiss from Erroll Wilmot dated 18 May 1950.

Appendix 6.1 Letter to The Secretary SAAA (Battiss) from Erich Mayer dated 16 October 1949.

Appendix 6.2 Letter to The Secretary SAAA (Battiss) from Erich Mayer dated 3 November 1949.

Appendix 6.3 Letter from Battiss to Miss B. J. Versfeld (Secretary of SAAA) dated 22 October 1949.

Appendix 7. Letter from Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler to Battiss dated July 12th, 1968.

Appendix 8. Statements on the exhibition: Pretoria 30 OKT - 11 NOV 1972. Statement on Island Survey Flags.

Appendix 9.1 Exhibitions in which Battiss acted as judge.

Appendix 9.2 Readings and Radio Talks.

Appendix 9.3 Travels

SUMMARY. In Afrikaans and English

Ref: SA/1783







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