Historic Tableaux on Tiles

Author is Klein, Harry. & Strydom, C.J. Scheepers. (Cornelius de Bruyn).

Wiro-bound souvenir album, 14 pages consisting of full colour plates with descriptive text (Afrikaans and English) on reverse. Decorative design on the front and reverse has text,
Reproductions of a series of tableaux in tiles from Holland, depicting scenes from the Anglo Boer war of 1899 - 1902 and portraits of four of the Boer Generals concerned, Afrikaans text was compiled by Dr. C. J. Scheepers Strydom while the English version was provided by Mr. Harry Klein. These tableaux were discovered under the wall paper of an old theatre in Rotterdam in the late 1960s. The tableaux comprising 2000 painted tiles were removed from the walls and carefully checked, restored, varnished and shipped to South Africa where they were exhibited at the T.P.A. Building in Pretoria.
The Theatre in Rotterdam called The Transvalia was built at the end of 1899 at a time of considerable European interest and sympathy for the Boer cause. The first owner of the theatre hit upon the idea of decorating the foyer with tiles on which the heroic deeds of the Boers would be artistically immortalised. The artist Cornelius de Bruin was commissioned to paint the tableaux.
Loose insert inside from South African Airways expressing its sincere thanks and appreciation to contributors. Overall, the album is in good condition.
Compiled and sold by South African Airways 1979

Condition: Very good
Binding: Spiral bound with card wraps

Dimensions: 49.5 x 39.5cm