1307 Congo Journal

In terms of her Will Irma Stern bequeathed her entire collection to the Trustees of the Irma Stern Trust. The Trustees were instructed to make a core selection from her artworks and personal collection and to arrange for this collection to be housed and displayed. After her death in 1966 the first trustee, Professor J du P Scholtz, selected the Irma Stern Trust Collection which is housed in the Irma Stern Museum. Since the museum opened to the public in 1972 the collection has increased through donations, bequests, loans and purchases of Irma Stern’s work. The Congo Journal was acquired by the Irma Stern Trust from a private collector in 1995