The day following the publication of the Lorna Edna Nattrass article (click here to view), I was contacted by her grandson, Craig Nattrass.
BOOK REVIEWS
‘Geomotional’ is a remarkable and beautifully illustrated exploration of – as the sub-title says – ‘Geometric art, past and present’. The book, which has us journey through images, words, poetry and song, and gives account of a ‘performance-installation’, is compiled by Mary Elizabeth Lange, who is prolific in her writings on Indigenous art and story, and various intersections with heritage.
BLUE PLAQUES
Charlotte Maxeke (1874 – 1939) has been honoured as the mother of Black Freedom in South Africa. By 1901 she became the first African women from South Africa to receive a Bachelor’s Degree, graduating with a B.SC. from the Wilberforce University in Ohio, USA. She became the leading woman member of the South African native Congress (later called African National Congress).