Portrait of Prof John Smeath Thomas

Item

Artwork Title

Portrait of Prof John Smeath Thomas

Artist

Art Form

Painting

Art Medium

Oil paint; Canvas

Description

Oil on canvas

Artwork Measurement (cm)

90 x 80

Label Information

Smeath Thomas was appointed to the Chair of Inorganic Chemistry from 1923-1938 when he became the Master (Vice Chancellor) of Rhodes University, then called Rhodes University College.

Building

Date Acquired

2010

Provenance Notes

Discovered in June 2010 in PD Hahn, Chemisty Building during renovations.

Rights Holder

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