Reference code
ZA UCT BC1556_R
Title
Solly Disner Collection
Date(s)
- 1914-1981 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
60 items
Name of creator
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The Solly Disner Collection was donated to the Centre by Leah Levin in 2015.
Scope and content
The Solly Disner Collection contains documentation, publications and photographs pertaining to the life of Solly Disner, who immigrated to South Africa from Lithuania where he became a prominent sculptor. The picture postcards mostly reveal correspondence between Solly and family in Ponevez, in Lithuania – these have been translated from the Yiddish. Solly Disner was a prolific sculptor, and his work has been identified in numerous collections in South Africa.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Yiddish
Script of material
Language and script notes
Translation from the Yiddish by Veronica Belling.