Esmé Berman
South African art historian
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Esmé Berman (1929 – 4 June 2017[1]) was a South African art historian.[2] She earned a degree in visual arts from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1946.[3] In 1952, she married Hymie Berman, an art collector.[4]
Born1929 (age 96–97)
OccupationWriter
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Esmé Berman Art and artists 1983 title | |
| Born | 1929 (age 96–97) |
| Occupation | Writer |
She is best known for writing Art and Artists of South Africa, the first comprehensive reference work on South African artists, in 1970.[5] Witswatersrand conferred an honorary doctorate on Berman in 2016 to recognize her contributions to South African art.[6]
