From: Joyce van der Riet (21 March 1932)

From: Joyce van der Riet (21 March 1932)

Correspondence

A letter from Joyce van der Riet to Dorothea Bleek, from Grahamstown on 21 March 1932, concerning the copying of Bushman paintings in the region. Joyce van der Riet is sending Dorothea Bleek the copied set of paintings from the Glencraig cave. She left out several caves as obviously inferior, apparently recent paintings, but asks Dorothea if she would like them all copied as a record. Van der Riet explains the composition decisions they made for some pages and how this may effect payment. She also informs Dorothea of their mileage. Finally, Van der Riet asks if they must make colour corrections, i.e. brighten the "almost washed out", "weather worn" appearance of the copies before sending them. Includes a page of notes/list of caves and numbered sheet copies.

21 March 1932

Joyce van der Riet (her letter to Dorothea Bleek), 21 March 1932 (copying rock paintings for Dorothea Bleek in Glencraig caves), recent paintings (reports large number of paintings at Glencraig caves), mileage to Glencraig (queries if Dorothea Bleek wants all paintings copied as record), Dorothea Bleek (van der Riet sisters copying rock paintings for), 21 March 1932, letter (from J van der Riet to Dorothea Bleek), 21 March 1932 (re copying of rock paintings by Van der Riets), Bushman paintings (copied by van der Riets at Glencraig caves for Dorothea Bleek), recent (number of times Van der Riets travelled to Glencraig caves to copy), travel to site of (J van der Riet's notes/list of caves and number of sheet copies), 21 March 1932