From: Joyce van der Riet (24 February 1932)

From: Joyce van der Riet (24 February 1932)

Correspondence

A letter from Joyce van der Riet to Dorothea Bleek, from Grahamstown on 24 February 1932, concerning the copying of Bushman paintings. On Mr Hewitt's advice, the van der Riet sisters sketched paintings at a cave on a farm at Broxley[?] and will do more for the museum after completing the set. Joyce van der Riet describes tracing them and then painting them on the spot, resulting in exactness. She is happy to continue doing the paintings but would rather leave the price up to Dorothea. Van der Riet notes that petrol for driving the distances to the paintings must be taken into account. She has heard there are eight groups around the vicinity. She will send the Broxley[?] set by post after copying them for Mr Hewitt. Dorothea has noted, on the blank page opposite the final page of the letter, her pricing for the work.

24 February 1932

Joyce van der Riet (her letter to Dorothea Bleek), 24 February 1932 (copying rock paintings for Dorothea Bleek), Dorothea Bleek (van der Riet sisters copying rock paintings for), 24 February 1932, letter (from J van der Riet to Dorothea Bleek), 24 February 1932 (J Hewitt will write to Dorothea Bleek re copying rock paintings), Bushman paintings (Joyce and Molly van der Riet copy for Dorothea Bleek), 24 February 1932 (copying in Grahamstown area by van der Riets), copying (Mr Hewitt wants copies for museum), sketching, copying on site (8 groups of in area), distance of caves, John Hewitt (at Albany Museum), Grahamstown (J van der Riet consults about location), copying rock paintings (wants copies of rock paintings in district), 24 February 1932

1. "Ans. 5.3.32" has been written opposite the last page of the letter.