Ernest mancoba biography
Ernest mancoba biography
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Ernest Mancoba
Ernest (Methuen) Mancoba | |
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| Born | ()29 August Turffontein, Johannesburg, Transvaal Colony |
| Died | 25 October () (aged&#;98) Clamart, France |
| Nationality | South African, French |
| Known&#;for | sculpture, painting, drawing |
| Movement | CoBrA, Tachisme |
| Spouse | Sonja Ferlov Mancoba |
| Awards | Egill Jacobsen Award (), Lee Krasner Award (–97), |
Ernest (Methuen) Mancoba (29 August – 25 October ) 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 s onward.
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Early life
Ernest Methuen Mancoba was born to Florence Bandezwa and Irvine Jonas Mancoba, a miner, in Turffontein, Johannesburg, Transvaal Colony on 29 August [1] Ernest was the second child of the couple.
His older brother died in infancy. Florence and