SAD NEWS 

Clive Chipkin, the doyenne of architectural historians of Johannesburg, passed away from COVID-19 on 10th January.

Clive made his mark on Parktown in the book produced with Shiriley Zar and Helen Aronn PARKTOWN 1892-1972 in which he coined the phrase Parktown Baronial. His first major volume on his City “Johannesburg Style” published in 1993 was said by Julian Cooke to “romp through politics, music, biography, industry and architecture”. Clive enjoyed many interests which gave him insight into context well beyond academic confines.

His next great work “Johannesburg Transition: Architecture and Society from 1950” appeared in 2008 and has become invaluable in examining developments which now fall in the protected category in terms of the National Heritage Resources Act i.e over 60 years old.

A great personal friend of our Chairman Kathy Munro. Clive happily joined her on bus tours for our members. The Heritage community will miss him deeply more especially as he rather enjoyed doing battle with sacred cows. Describing the vast art collection of the SABC he mentions 17 Pierneefs, one Alexis Preller and a giant Eduardo Villa in the private entrance vestibule. There were too, the dull icon portraits of a Nationalist hierarchy imbued with Caesarism.

 

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“In line with the Government’s action to limit exposure to the Corona Virus we have agreed to postpone all functions and events planned for March and April.

We will try to bring our members some lively information on heritage conservation and our work will continue, but without allowing visitors to Northwards or to the Research Centre.

Please contact Eira by telephone or e-mail  mail@joburgheritage.co.za and if you are getting frustrated because there are times when the line isn’t working and messages don’t go through you can use diana@joburgheritage.co.za and she will direct your message to the right person.

Faced with the advent of the COVID-19 Variant and in response to requests for these virtual tours and talks to continue, we have compiled a new programme for the first quarter of 2021 taking place mostly on Saturday afternoons except for the very last one which will be presented on Sunday 29 March.

We do need to bring in more money, so the price has been raised to R60 per talk for members and R`100 for non-members, but we are offering a special deal whereby booking for all 11 tours gets you one FREE!   So, for members R600 brings the bonus tour and for non-members R1000 gives you the bonus tour.

Please bear in mind that the work of the Foundation continues so our staff need to be paid and together with membership fees this will be our main source of income if another lockdown is imposed.  Where possible staff will be working from home in accordance with the regulations for Level 3.

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