Lucas Sithole (1931-1994) was a South African

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

best known for his work in mainly indigenous woods, as well as for his sculptures in bronze,

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and other media. He was born on 15 November 1931, in Springs,

Transvaal Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land north of (''i.e.'', beyond) the Vaal River in South Africa. A number of states and administrative divisions have carried the name Transvaal. * South African Republic (1856–1902; af, ...

, Republic of South Africa; he died on 8 May 1994, in Pongola Transvaal, Republic of South Africa. Born of a Zulu father and a

Swazi Swazi may refer to: * Swazi people, a people of southeastern Africa * Swazi language * Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked coun ...

mother; he was married, had seven children. He lived in Kwa-Thema, Springs, Transvaal, until 1981, thereafter near Pongola on the Swaziland/

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

border. He never travelled beyond the South African borders, except to Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland.

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* Lucas Sithole 1958 - 1979 by F.F. Haenggi - * African Arts Magazine, UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center, Los Angeles ("Lucas Sithole by F.F. Haenggi", Review by John Povey: August, 1980, Vol. 13, No. 4: 26-27+85) - ISSN 0001-9933 * Images of Man - Contemporary S.A. Black Art and Artists, 1992 (de Jager), pp. 120/124 - * OUR ART 4 ONS KUNS, 1993 (Marilyn Martin) pp. 178–185 - * Lucas Sithole 1931-1994 - Highlights 1966-1993 (F.F. Haenggi) - * Full bibliography on http://www.sithole.com/Bibliography.htm * 6 Educational Documentaries on Lucas SITHOLE linked on his memorial website * http://www.sithole.com/ (original memorial site) * https://art-archives-southafrica.com/lucas-sithole-updates (addendum to original memorial site) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sithole, Lucas 1931 births 1994 deaths People from Springs, Gauteng Zulu people South African sculptors South African people of Swazi descent 20th-century sculptors