SIGNED by the artist on the title cover page, this is an elusive fine copy in the original printed wrappers as issued.
Walter Whall Battiss (1906 – 1982) was awarded the Pro Arte Medal by the University of Pretoria in 1956. In 1960 he was elected a Fellow of the International Institute of Art and Letters. In 1964 Battiss was awarded the Medal of Honour of South African Akademie and was elected as an Honorary Member of the Academy of Florence in 1965.
Battiss was a founding member of the New Group which aimed to increase the standard of art and promote an understanding of art to South Africans.
Battiss published nine books, wrote many articles and founded the periodical \"De Arte\". He taught art at Pretoria Boys High School from 1936 for most of the next 30 years and at the Pretoria Art Centre, of which was the principal from 1953-58.[1] He also taught at UNISA where he became Professor of Fine Art in 1964 and retired in 1971. In 1973 he was awarded a D. Litt et Phil (honoris causa) from UNISA.
- Jacket Condition: Mint
- Binding Condition: Mint
- Overall Condition: Mint
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