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House Parker - The Firs - Irma Stern Museum
Mowbray, Cape Town, Western Cape
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Click to view map Coordinates: | John and Susan Parker's first home was House Parker in Tamboerskloof. In 1898 they purchased The Firs, which at that time was a single-storey farmhouse standing on large grounds in Mowbray. Parker made extensive alterations, including changing it to a double-storey house, as he and his wife had eight children. They lived here until his death in 1921. It was sold to the Lauenstein family in 1922, who sold it on to the artist Irma Stern in 1927. She lived and worked here until her death in 1966. In her will she left the house and its contents in a trust for the advancement of Fine Art in South Africa and abroad. The planned museum was announced in June 1970. After two years of renovations the house opened as the Irma Stern Museum in July 1972. It is administered by the University of Cape Town in partnership with The Irma Stern Trust. References:
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