maltatoday | SUNDAY • 24 JULY 2022
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BOOKS
Book donation to the Malta Society of Arts
Art historian,
critic and artist
Profs. Joseph P.
Cassar donates
15 essential art
history books and
two artworks to
the Malta Society
of Arts.
ON Tuesday 19 July 2022,
Profs. Joseph P. Cassar, recip-
ient of the 2019 Malta Socie-
ty of Arts' (MSA) prestigious
Gold Medal, donated 15 signed
copies of his seminal art histo-
ry books to the Society. These
books form part of the essen-
tial reading list in Maltese art
history and criticism, and this
donation marks Profs. Cassar's
recognition of the Society as
an important facilitator for the
arts in Malta. The books will
form part of the MSA's exten-
sive library, which the public
can access upon request.
On this occasion, Profs. Cas-
sar also donated two of his own
original art works on paper, ex-
ecuted in India ink and acrylic
on in 2019 and retouched in
June 2022. The works portray
the freedom and flow of colour
and water. They were painted
in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Among the books donated by
Profs. Cassar are Pioneers of
Modern Art in Malta Vol II,
Antoine Camilleri: His Life and
Works, Carmelo Mangion: His
Life and Works, The Art and
Life of George Fenech, Conver-
sations with 12 Maltese Artists,
Victor, Wendy, John Pasmore:
Graphics, Paintings. Photogra-
phy, Caesar Attard - a BOV Ex-
hibition, Art in Malta Today,
and Lawrence Buttigieg: Paint-
ings, among others.
For more details about the
Malta Society of Arts please
visit www.artsmalta.org, www.
facebook.com/maltasocietyo-
farts or call 21244339.
Above: Books & Paintings donated to
MSA by Profs. Joseph Cassar, below:
Books & Paintings donated to MSA by
Profs. Joseph Cassar.
