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Ivan Mitford-Barberton

March 08, 2023

Ivan Mitford-Barberton (1896–1976) was a sculptor,[2] writer and authority on heraldry.

Ivan Mitford-Barberton
Born(1896-02-01)1 February 1896
Somerset East, Cape Colony
Died9 June 1976(1976-06-09) (aged 80)
Hout Bay, Cape Town[1]
Occupation(s)Sculptor and writer
Notable workThe Mutual Building, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

Early life and education

Mitford-Barberton was born in Somerset East, in Cape Colony, in 1896. He was a descendant of several 1820 Settler families. His grandmother was the naturalist, Mary Elizabeth Barber. He did his schooling at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown.[a] In 1912 his family moved to Kenya,[3] where he encountered African and Arab subjects that later formed an important theme in his work.[4] From 1915 to 1918 he served as a soldier in East Africa. From 1919 to 1922 he studied at the Grahamstown School of Art,[citation needed] and from 1923 at the Royal College of Art in London, under Henry Moore and Derwent Wood. He returned to Kenya in 1927 and set up a studio there. Mitford-Barberton was an active member of the South African Society of Arts and taught art at the Michaelis School of Fine Art in Cape Town.

Works

 
Leopard Memorial, Hout Bay

He designed the monument of Jock of the Bushveld[5] in Barberton, a place that was co-founded by his ancestors. The bronze statue of a leopard in Hout Bay,[6] where he lived, is his work. The sculpture of Peter Pan at the Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town was done by Mitford-Barberton[7]

In the 1930s he designed parts of the exterior and the interior decoration of Mutual Building, in Cape Town, the then highest building in Africa 91 metres (299 ft) (excluding the Pyramids of Giza). The exterior is equipped with a 120-metre (390 ft) granite frieze and with nine 4-metre-high (13 ft) figures.

Mitford-Barberton designed the stucco reliefs that were placed in the pediments of the neo-baroque public buildings of Tongaat and Maidstone in Kwa-Zulu Natal. These reliefs were an emulation of the eighteenth-century work in the Cape of the noted sculptor Anton Anreith and his colleague, the architect Louis Thibault. Where Anreith and Thibault modelled Palladian figures drawn from classical mythology, Mitford-Barberton designed groupings of plantation workers, and allusions to the Saunders family, founders of the Tongaat Sugar Company. Mitford-Barberton also undertook freestanding sculptures for public spaces and garden features on the Tongaat estate.[8]

Miford-Barberton created the sculpture of the Settler family at the 1820 Settlers National Monument in Grahamstown.[9]

 
Statue of a Settler family at the 1820 Settlers National Monument

From 1947 to 1961, Mitford-Barberton was a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors, 1957-1961 a Fellow of the Society and a member of the Theosophical Lodge Cape Town.

Mitford-Barberton was a prominent figure in the field of heraldry.[10][11] In 1947, the Cape Provincial Administration commissioned him to prepare a display of municipal coats of arms for the visit of King George VI. Shortly afterwards, the administration asked municipalities to have their arms checked, and if necessary, re-designed, by Mitford-Barberton, to improve heraldic quality.[12] As a result, he designed dozens of municipal coats of arms, some of them in collaboration with H. Ellis Tomlinson (in England). In 1956, he addressed the Institute of Town Clerks of Southern Africa on the subject.[13]

He was a founder member of the Heraldry Society of Southern Africa in 1953. He was a member of the Heraldry Council from 1963 to 1972.

Ivan Mitford-Barberton wrote several books on the history of his family and the 1820 Settlers. He was married twice and had five children, three sons and two daughters.

Publications

  • Ivan Mitford-Barberton, sculptor. Bailey Bros. & Swinfen. 1962.
  • Some frontier families: biographical sketches of 100 Eastern Province families before 1840. Human and Rousseau. 1969. with Violet White
  • Comdt. Holden Bowker. Human & Rousseau. 1970.
  • Barbers of the Peak: A History of the Barber, Atherstone, and Bowker Families. University Press. 1934.

Notes and references

  1. ^ Ivan Mitford-Barberton is listed as Barber, Ivan Gray in the Register of S. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, from 1855 to 1914 (Laurie 1914, p. 62)
  1. ^ "Ivan Mitford-Barberton, teacher of art at the Michaelis School of Art in Cape Town and sculptor of several monuments in South Africa". South African History Online. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ Afọlayan 2004, p. 134.
  3. ^ Governor of Kenya 1923, p. 774.
  4. ^ "Ivan Mitford-Barberton", Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, 2011, retrieved 3 October 2014
  5. ^ Naidoo, Romaana (13 September 2013). . Media Club South Africa. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Hout Bay Pic of the Day 12/08/11". Hout Bay Organised. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  8. ^ Merrington 2006.
  9. ^ Buckland & Neville 2004, p. 83.
  10. ^ Laing, R.A. (Spring 2000). "The Myth of South African Heraldic Writing". Arma.
  11. ^ Laing, Robert A. (May 2004). "Our South African (Afrikaner) heraldic heritage - a mythical creation?". Historia. 49 (1): 110–134. ISSN 0018-229X. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  12. ^ Dawes, M. (26 October 1951), "Ons dorpe en stede spog met vals wapens", Die Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans)
  13. ^ Mitford-Barberton, I (July 1956), "Heraldry and the Municipality", South African Municipal Magazine
  • Laurie, K. W. J. (1914). Register of S. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, from 1855 to 1914. Grahamstown: Slater & Co.
  • Governor of Kenya (26 September 1923). Kenya Gazette.
  • Afọlayan, Funso S. (2004). Culture and Customs of South Africa. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32018-7.
  • Merrington, Peter (December 2006). "Cape Dutch Tongaat: A Case Study in 'Heritage'". Journal of Southern African Studies. Taylor & Francis. 32 (4, Heritage in Southern Africa): 683–699. doi:10.1080/03057070600995426. JSTOR 25065145. S2CID 144785763. – via Jstor (subscription required)
  • Buckland, Richard; Neville, Thelma (2004). A story of Rhodes: Rhodes University 1904 to 2004. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-7978-2402-7.

Further reading

  • Hilton-Barber, David (2014). The Saint, the Surgeon and the Unsung Botanist: A tribute to my remarkable ancestors. Footprints Press. ISBN 978-0-620-61401-6.

External links

 
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ivan, mitford, barberton, 1896, 1976, sculptor, writer, authority, heraldry, born, 1896, february, 1896somerset, east, cape, colonydied9, june, 1976, 1976, aged, hout, cape, town, occupation, sculptor, writernotable, workthe, mutual, building, cross, memorial,. Ivan Mitford Barberton 1896 1976 was a sculptor 2 writer and authority on heraldry Ivan Mitford BarbertonBorn 1896 02 01 1 February 1896Somerset East Cape ColonyDied9 June 1976 1976 06 09 aged 80 Hout Bay Cape Town 1 Occupation s Sculptor and writerNotable workThe Mutual Building Red Cross War Memorial Children s Hospital Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Works 3 Publications 4 Notes and references 4 1 Further reading 5 External linksEarly life and education EditMitford Barberton was born in Somerset East in Cape Colony in 1896 He was a descendant of several 1820 Settler families His grandmother was the naturalist Mary Elizabeth Barber He did his schooling at St Andrew s College Grahamstown a In 1912 his family moved to Kenya 3 where he encountered African and Arab subjects that later formed an important theme in his work 4 From 1915 to 1918 he served as a soldier in East Africa From 1919 to 1922 he studied at the Grahamstown School of Art citation needed and from 1923 at the Royal College of Art in London under Henry Moore and Derwent Wood He returned to Kenya in 1927 and set up a studio there Mitford Barberton was an active member of the South African Society of Arts and taught art at the Michaelis School of Fine Art in Cape Town Works Edit Leopard Memorial Hout Bay He designed the monument of Jock of the Bushveld 5 in Barberton a place that was co founded by his ancestors The bronze statue of a leopard in Hout Bay 6 where he lived is his work The sculpture of Peter Pan at the Red Cross Children s Hospital in Cape Town was done by Mitford Barberton 7 In the 1930s he designed parts of the exterior and the interior decoration of Mutual Building in Cape Town the then highest building in Africa 91 metres 299 ft excluding the Pyramids of Giza The exterior is equipped with a 120 metre 390 ft granite frieze and with nine 4 metre high 13 ft figures Mitford Barberton designed the stucco reliefs that were placed in the pediments of the neo baroque public buildings of Tongaat and Maidstone in Kwa Zulu Natal These reliefs were an emulation of the eighteenth century work in the Cape of the noted sculptor Anton Anreith and his colleague the architect Louis Thibault Where Anreith and Thibault modelled Palladian figures drawn from classical mythology Mitford Barberton designed groupings of plantation workers and allusions to the Saunders family founders of the Tongaat Sugar Company Mitford Barberton also undertook freestanding sculptures for public spaces and garden features on the Tongaat estate 8 Miford Barberton created the sculpture of the Settler family at the 1820 Settlers National Monument in Grahamstown 9 Statue of a Settler family at the 1820 Settlers National Monument From 1947 to 1961 Mitford Barberton was a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors 1957 1961 a Fellow of the Society and a member of the Theosophical Lodge Cape Town Mitford Barberton was a prominent figure in the field of heraldry 10 11 In 1947 the Cape Provincial Administration commissioned him to prepare a display of municipal coats of arms for the visit of King George VI Shortly afterwards the administration asked municipalities to have their arms checked and if necessary re designed by Mitford Barberton to improve heraldic quality 12 As a result he designed dozens of municipal coats of arms some of them in collaboration with H Ellis Tomlinson in England In 1956 he addressed the Institute of Town Clerks of Southern Africa on the subject 13 He was a founder member of the Heraldry Society of Southern Africa in 1953 He was a member of the Heraldry Council from 1963 to 1972 Ivan Mitford Barberton wrote several books on the history of his family and the 1820 Settlers He was married twice and had five children three sons and two daughters Publications EditIvan Mitford Barberton sculptor Bailey Bros amp Swinfen 1962 Some frontier families biographical sketches of 100 Eastern Province families before 1840 Human and Rousseau 1969 with Violet White Comdt Holden Bowker Human amp Rousseau 1970 Barbers of the Peak A History of the Barber Atherstone and Bowker Families University Press 1934 Notes and references Edit Ivan Mitford Barberton is listed as Barber Ivan Gray in the Register of S Andrew s College Grahamstown from 1855 to 1914 Laurie 1914 p 62 Ivan Mitford Barberton teacher of art at the Michaelis School of Art in Cape Town and sculptor of several monuments in South Africa South African History Online Retrieved 20 December 2014 Afọlayan 2004 p 134 Governor of Kenya 1923 p 774 Ivan Mitford Barberton Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851 1951 University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII 2011 retrieved 3 October 2014 Naidoo Romaana 13 September 2013 Barberton glitters with more than just gold Media Club South Africa Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 Retrieved 3 October 2014 Hout Bay Pic of the Day 12 08 11 Hout Bay Organised 12 August 2011 Retrieved 3 October 2014 Peter Pan statue in Cape Town Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 Retrieved 4 October 2014 Merrington 2006 Buckland amp Neville 2004 p 83 Laing R A Spring 2000 The Myth of South African Heraldic Writing Arma Laing Robert A May 2004 Our South African Afrikaner heraldic heritage a mythical creation Historia 49 1 110 134 ISSN 0018 229X Retrieved 29 December 2015 Dawes M 26 October 1951 Ons dorpe en stede spog met vals wapens Die Huisgenoot in Afrikaans Mitford Barberton I July 1956 Heraldry and the Municipality South African Municipal Magazine Laurie K W J 1914 Register of S Andrew s College Grahamstown from 1855 to 1914 Grahamstown Slater amp Co Governor of Kenya 26 September 1923 Kenya Gazette Afọlayan Funso S 2004 Culture and Customs of South Africa Greenwood ISBN 978 0 313 32018 7 Merrington Peter December 2006 Cape Dutch Tongaat A Case Study in Heritage Journal of Southern African Studies Taylor amp Francis 32 4 Heritage in Southern Africa 683 699 doi 10 1080 03057070600995426 JSTOR 25065145 S2CID 144785763 via Jstor subscription required Buckland Richard Neville Thelma 2004 A story of Rhodes Rhodes University 1904 to 2004 Macmillan ISBN 978 0 7978 2402 7 Further reading Edit Hilton Barber David 2014 The Saint the Surgeon and the Unsung Botanist A tribute to my remarkable ancestors Footprints Press ISBN 978 0 620 61401 6 External links EditExtracts from an article on the BARBERs of Barberton written by Ivan MITFORD BARBERTON at the Wayback Machine archived March 4 2016 Ivan Graham MITFORD BARBERTON Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ivan Mitford Barberton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ivan Mitford Barberton amp oldid 1138931959, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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