From left: Jan Smuts, John Voster and C.R. Swart unveiling a painting of H.F. Verwoerd

Updated: 24 Jul 2019

From left: Jan Smuts, John Voster and C.R. Swart unveiling a painting of H.F. Verwoerd. These four men, amongst others, were largely responsible for much of the legislation passed from 1948 onwards. The group became known as the ‘architects’ of Apartheid.

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South African History Online. (2011, July 7). From left: Jan Smuts, John Voster and C.R. Swart unveiling a painting of H.F. Verwoerd. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0065529

South African History Online (2011) 'From left: Jan Smuts, John Voster and C.R. Swart unveiling a painting of H.F. Verwoerd', South African History Online, 7 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0065529 (Accessed: 29 October 2026).

South African History Online, From left: Jan Smuts, John Voster and C.R. Swart unveiling a painting of H.F. Verwoerd [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0065529, (accessed 29 October 2026).

"From left: Jan Smuts, John Voster and C.R. Swart unveiling a painting of H.F. Verwoerd." South African History Online, 7 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0065529. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "From left: Jan Smuts, John Voster and C.R. Swart unveiling a painting of H.F. Verwoerd." South African History Online. July 7, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0065529.