Art and Artists of South Africa: An illustrated biographical dictionary and historical survey of painters & graphic artists since 1875

                                       FIRST EDITION, published by A.A. Balkema, 1970, hardcover, illustrated, index, 368 pages, 21.5 cms x 28.6 cms x 4.4 cms, condition: as new.

Berman's Art & Artists of South Africa is the most comprehensive reference work on South African art yet published. This, the first edition in 1970, has been critically acclaimed, repeatedly reprinted, and nationally and internationally acknowledged as the standard work on the subject. The text features biographies of hundreds of artists, and articles on museums, institutions, art groups, and associations. The book is designed in dictionary form , notable features include an index with cross references and an exhaustive bibliography with a compilation of the names of all South African participants in major national and international exhibitions.