Stephanus Johannes Paulus Eloff (Fanie Eloff): Sculptor of Dignity and Remembrance Fanie Eloff, born October 7th, 1885 in Pretoria, South Africa, was the sixth child and second son of Frederik Christoffel Eloff and Elsie Francina Eloff (née Kruger). His family resided close to his grandfather, Paul Kruger, President of the Zuid Afrikaanse Republiek, on Church Street – a lineage steeped in history and leadership. This upbringing instilled within him a profound appreciation for tradition and national identity, elements that would later permeate his artistic vision. Eloff’s early education too…