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VANN-HALL, Florence Wilgeforde (Wilgy) Agnes

Born: 1894
Died: 1981

Artist


Born 1894 (Leicester, UK) Died 1981 (Durban)

A.R.C.A. An artist who designed artworks for the Ceramic Studio.

Specialised in painting and stained glass. Trained at the Liverpool School of Art and at the Royal College of Art, London. (S.A. woman's who's who, Johannesburg, 1938) 1926: Emigrated to South Africa. Shared a studio with fellow-student, Mary Stainbank, until her death. (Interviews with Miss Stainbank, October, December 1985)

WORKS:
Tile panels: Burgersdorp Post Office 1933
Tile panels: Calvinia Post Office 1934
Tile panels: Parys Post Office 1936
Tile panels: Groote Schuur children's ward 1934
Tile panel: Law Courts Port Elizabeth 1934

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Entry from 1938 Who's Who (see right)

VAUN-HALL (sic), Miss WILGEFORDE, A.R.C.A. Born at Leicester, England, and educated at "Seafield House," Great Crosby, Liverpool, England. A painter by profession, she studied at Liverpool School of Art and Royal College Of Art, London. Qualified as art mistress in Liverpool, gained Associate ship of R.C.A. in Design, 1924 and R.C.A. Scholarship for teaching diploma, with distinction, in 1926. Completed numerous important works in stained glass and mural paintings for public buildings. Exhibited successfully at the Royal Exhibition in Johannesburg. Favourite recreation is reading, Her address is Ezayo Studio, Coedmore, Bellair, Natal.

Ref: The South African Woman's Who's Who. 1938. Biographies (Pty) Ltd. Johannesburg: pg 398. Submitted by William MARTINSON

All truncated references not fully cited in 'References' are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.

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With notes

Law Courts: 1934. Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape - Artist tiled panel
Post Office: 1933. Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape - Artist tiled panels
Post Office: 1934. Calvinia, Northern Cape - Artist tiled panels
Post Office: c1935. Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal - Artist tiled panel
Post Office: 1937. Marseilles, Free State - Artist tiled panel
Post Office: 1936. Parys, Free State - Artist tiled panels

Books citing VANN-HALL

Hillebrand, Melanie. 1991. The women of Olifantsfontein - South African studio ceramics : Die vroue van Olifantsfontein - Suid-Afrikaanse ateljee-keramiek . Pretoria: South African National Gallery. pp 16