1929 -2021
OBITUARY: Clive Michael Chipkin — Joburg’s most devoted sons
21 January 2021 - 05:00
On January 10 the City of Gold lost one of its most devoted sons, Clive Chipkin. He was 91.
Chipkin’s books Johannesburg Style: Architecture and Society 1880s to 1960s (David Philip, Cape Town, 1993) and Johannesburg Transition: Architecture and Society from 1950 (STE Publishers, 2009) are seminal works in and of the Joburg story. For anyone wanting to learn about the architectural history, they are a bible. Any decent Joburg enthusiast counts, and indeed boasts of, having them in their libraries...
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