Terence McCaw

The seascapes and striking flowers attracted artists to Hermanus throughout the 20th century. Another one who came frequently and enjoyed the Hermanus view sites was Terence McCaw, who first visited as a young man in 1934. Joey Luyt remembers him clearly:

Mrs John Garlick [owner of the department store Garlicks] telephoned me one day from Stellenbosch. Could we accommodate a struggling young artist with very little money? His name was Terence McCaw, and he was going to Gansbaai to paint the fishermen’s cottages there and then would like to spend some time in Hermanus.

It was during the Season, but we managed to accommodate him by moving him from room to room as one became vacant between bookings. Later, in January, we were able to give him two rooms in the little cottage at Schoongezicht (the Luyt’s own house) that Harold Webb and his band had occupied over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Naturally, we gave Terence specially reduced rates, and he stayed with us for three months.

The Hawston Harbour painted by Terence McCaw in 1957.

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