I Am an African

"Gerard Sekoto is a major South African painter, and one of this country's earliest modernists and social realists. He was at the height of his creative powers when he left for Paris in 1947, where he stayed until his death in 1993. During these often difficult years his talent, dedication, belief in the equality of all people and, most of all, his identity as an African sustained him." "Chabani Manganyi's biography is informed by the discovery, after Sekoto's death, of a 'suitcase of treasures', which contained previously unknown musical compositions, letters and a large quantity of notes, writings and private documents. It ends with a statement by Gerard Sekoto on art and the responsibility of artists, which he presented in Rome in 1959."--BOOK JACKET.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

Witwatersrand University Press

Editions

1

Pages

304

ISBN

9781868144006

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