Ivan Mitford-Barberton was a South African sculptor, writer and authority on heraldry.
15 Facts About Ivan Mitford-Barberton
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Ivan Mitford-Barberton was a descendant of several 1820 Settler families.
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Ivan Mitford-Barberton did his schooling at St Andrew's College, Grahamstown.
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Ivan Mitford-Barberton returned to Kenya in 1927 and set up a studio there.
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Ivan Mitford-Barberton was an active member of the South African Society of Arts and taught art at the Michaelis School of Fine Art in Cape Town.
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Ivan Mitford-Barberton designed the monument of Jock of the Bushveld in Barberton, a place that was co-founded by his ancestors.
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Ivan Mitford-Barberton designed the stucco reliefs that were placed in the pediments of the neo-baroque public buildings of Tongaat and Maidstone in Kwa-Zulu Natal.
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Where Anreith and Thibault modelled Palladian figures drawn from classical mythology, Ivan Mitford-Barberton designed groupings of plantation workers, and allusions to the Saunders family, founders of the Tongaat Sugar Company.
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Ivan Mitford-Barberton undertook freestanding sculptures for public spaces and garden features on the Tongaat estate.
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Ivan Mitford-Barberton was a prominent figure in the field of heraldry.
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Shortly afterwards, the administration asked municipalities to have their arms checked, and if necessary, re-designed, by Ivan Mitford-Barberton, to improve heraldic quality.
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Ivan Mitford-Barberton was a founder member of the Heraldry Society of Southern Africa in 1953.
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Ivan Mitford-Barberton was a member of the Heraldry Council from 1963 to 1972.
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Ivan Mitford-Barberton wrote several books on the history of his family and the 1820 Settlers.
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Ivan Mitford-Barberton was married twice and had five children, three sons and two daughters.