Unconquerable Spirit: George Stow and the landscapes of the San (installation detail)
Item
Title
Unconquerable Spirit: George Stow and the landscapes of the San (installation detail)
Creator
Pippa Skotnes
Date Created
2008
Type
Exhibition
Description
In 2008, the exhibition 'Unconquerable Spirit: George Stow and the landscapes of the San' opened at the Iziko Museum of South Africa. Curated by Pippa Skotnes, the exhibition featured the work of a relatively unknown figure in 19th century South African history. George William Stow was a British born, South African geologist, ethnologist, poet, historian, artist, cartographer, and writer who was responsible for a creating large collection of watercolours and drawings that documented the rock art he found in the caves and shelters of South Africa. The exhibition brought together a vast range of materials representing Stow’s life and the period in which it was produced – from his drawings and paintings; his letters, documents, and poems; to his maps, and field diaries.
Is Part Of
The Centre for Curating the Archive
Source
Skotnes, P & Stow, G.2008. Unconquerable Spirit: George Stow’s History Paintings of the San . Johannesburg, South Africa: Jacana. 40 - 41.
