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Mancoba Nyoni
Mancoba is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ernest Mancoba Ernest (Methuen) Mancoba (29 August 1904 – 25 October 2002) was an avant-garde artist, born in Transvaal Colony, who spent the majority of his life in Europe. He was probably South Africa's first professional Black modern artist, and exhibited fr ... (1904–2002), South African sculptor, painter, and drawer * Sonja Ferlov Mancoba (1911–1984), Danish sculptor {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Mancoba
Ernest (Methuen) Mancoba (29 August 1904 – 25 October 2002) was an avant-garde artist, born in Transvaal Colony, who spent the majority of his life in Europe. He was probably South Africa's first professional Black modern artist, and exhibited from the late 1920s onward. Biography Early life Ernest Methuen Mancoba was born in Turffontein, Johannesburg, Transvaal Colony on 29 August 1904. Born the son of a miner, Mancoba grew up on the Rand and was eventually sent to Grace Dieu near Pietersburg for his secondary schooling by his uncle, an Anglican minister. After graduating, he was hired at Grace Dieu as a language teacher in 1924. Career and Early Education (Pre-Exile) Mancoba's interest in art began in 1925 with the arrival of an adjunct teacher named Edward Paterson, Ned Paterson at Grace Dieu. Paterson, a recent art school graduate preparing for the ministry, introduced wood carving and gained a following among those at Grace Dieu who were artistically inclined. Init ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
