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The face of the University of Pretoria : a critical investigation of selected portraits in the UP Art Collection
Mini Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/65569 The face of the University of Pretoria : a critical investigation of selected portraits in the UP Art Collection Lauwrens, Jennifer salomecampher@gmail.com Van Eeden, Jeanne le Roux, Salomé UCTD Portraiture Portrait studies Visual culture Visual representation Institutional identity Institutional culture Cultural identity Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-10 Humanities theses SDG-11 Humanities theses SDG-16 Mini Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2018. An institution’s unique identity and culture can be constructed and communicated through the artworks (such as portraits) that it collects, commissions and inherits. As a representation, not only of the identity of the sitter portrayed, but also of various social types and stereotypes circulating in particular cultural contexts, a portrait is an especially powerful visual manifestation of the ‘invisible’ identity and culture an institution aims to establish and maintain. This dissertation explores what the portraits in the University of Pretoria’s Art Collection reveal about this Institution’s values, reputation, identity and culture. The research focuses on the official, commissioned portraits of University officials, as well as portraits in the Collection by Erich Mayer. The main aim of the study is to investigate the discourses that are articulated through the selected portraits by considering the various meanings they convey. Furthermore, this dissertation investigates the ways in which their explicit and implicit meanings might support or negate the University of Pretoria’s envisioned institutional culture and identity. The study argues that artworks in the UP Art Collection that have contentious subject matter and histories need to be rehabilitated and renegotiated in creative, innovative ways, because artworks in the Collection are treasures that provide various benefits to the Institution. ae2026 Visual Arts MA Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2018-07-16T07:53:44Z 2018-07-16T07:53:44Z 2018/04/23 2018 Dissertation le Roux, S 2018, The face of the University of Pretoria : a critical investigation of selected portraits in the UP Art Collection, MA Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65569> A2018 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65569 en © 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Portraiture Portrait studies Visual culture Visual representation Institutional identity Institutional culture Cultural identity Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-10 Humanities theses SDG-11 Humanities theses SDG-16 The face of the University of Pretoria : a critical investigation of selected portraits in the UP Art Collection |
| title | The face of the University of Pretoria : a critical investigation of selected portraits in the UP Art Collection |
| title_full | The face of the University of Pretoria : a critical investigation of selected portraits in the UP Art Collection |
| title_fullStr | The face of the University of Pretoria : a critical investigation of selected portraits in the UP Art Collection |
| title_full_unstemmed | The face of the University of Pretoria : a critical investigation of selected portraits in the UP Art Collection |
| title_short | The face of the University of Pretoria : a critical investigation of selected portraits in the UP Art Collection |
| title_sort | face of the university of pretoria a critical investigation of selected portraits in the up art collection |
| topic | UCTD Portraiture Portrait studies Visual culture Visual representation Institutional identity Institutional culture Cultural identity Humanities theses SDG-04 Humanities theses SDG-10 Humanities theses SDG-11 Humanities theses SDG-16 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65569 |