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Buchner, Carl

Born: 1921 Somerset East, Cape Province

A painter of portraits, figures, landscapes, still life, interiors and street scenes.  Works in oil and acrylic.
Studies: 1940-44 Witwatersrand Technical College under Eric Byrd (qv), Phyllis Gardner (qv), Elizabeth Macadam (qv)

and Maurice van Essche (qv), gaining a National Art Teachers Certificate.
Profile: An executive member of the SAAA.  1964 Chairman of the National Committee of the SAAA.  1944-54 taught at several Transvaal schools and at the Pretoria Art Centre; 1954 Art Inspector for the Cape Education Department; 1956 Head of the

P J Olivier Art Centre, Stellenbosch; 1959-70 lectured at the Michaelis School of Fine Art.  For many years a Trustee of the SA National Gallery, Cape Town.  1962 an art critic for Die Burger; also an art critic for The Cape Times and a writer of articles

on art and artists for various magazines.  1967 wrote the introduction to Van Essche, Tafelberg, Cape Town.  A painting entitled “Karroo Village” was reproduced by A A Balkema, Cape Town.  1957-58 and 1964 study tours of Europe.
Exhibitions: He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in SA, Zimbabwe and Argentina; 1954 first of several solo exhibitions held in SA; 1956 and 1960 Quadrennial Exhibitions; 1982 Cape Town Triennial.
Award: 1963 Artists of Fame and Promise Award
Represented: Hester Rupert Art Museum, Graaff-Reinet; Pietersburg Collection; Pretoria Art Museum; Rand Afrikaans University; SA National Gallery, Cape Town; University of the Orange Free State; University of South Africa; Willem Annandale Art Gallery, Lichtenburg; William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley


References: Art SA; SAA; 20C SA Art; SAP&S; SESA; SSAP; BSAK 1&2; 3Cs; AASA; Lantern March 1953

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