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The Library at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Jarmila Hava
Jarmila Hava*
Affiliation:
National Gallery of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box 8155, Causeway, Harare
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Abstract

The Library of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe dates from the 1950s. Its acquisition policies mirror those of the Gallery itself, which since Independence in 1980 have concentrated on traditional culture and contemporary art in Zimbabwe; the library also includes a collection of books on architecture. Due to insufficient funds and lack of foreign currency, Library acquisitions are heavily dependent on donations. A slide collection includes specially photographed slides of Zimbabwean art. The Library is open to the public and is well used by students but not by local artists who are often content to continue traditions without seeking to innovate or to respond to other works of art. Both Gallery and Library have accepted and are developing an active educational role.

Type
Research Article
Information
Art Libraries Journal , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , 1986 , pp. 40 - 43
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 1986

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References

1. See Aujourd’hui, April 1955 and June 1959 and Quadrum No. 4, 1958.Google Scholar
2. Now-a-days the preferred description is Zimbabwe stone sculpture.Google Scholar
3. The requirement for an entrance fee is part of the statutory legislation governing the Gallery.Google Scholar
4. This establishment is named after its major sponsor, the tobacco company, B.A.T. (Zimbabwe).Google Scholar
5. See Dewey, W., ‘Shona ritual axes’. Insight 85/1, June 1985.Google Scholar