David Koloane
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David Nthubu Koloane (5 June 1938 – 30 June 2019) was a South African artist and political writer. In his drawings, paintings and collages they are about the actual questions of political injustice and human rights. Koloane was called "an influential artist and writer of the apartheid years" in South Africa by The New York Times.[1] He was born in Alexandra, South Africa.
Biography
Koloane's works are part of many collections worldwide, including the collections of the Johannesburg Art Gallery, The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) of Jean Pigozzi, the South African National Gallery in Cape Town and the Botswana National Museum.
In 2015, Koloane was honoured by Rhodes University with an honorary degree.[2]
On 30 June 2019, Koloane died of natural causes in Johannesburg. He was 81.[3]
References
- ↑ Cotter, Holland (24 September 1999). "South Africans, Isolated No More". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ "Order of Proceedings" Archived 2016-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Rhodes University, 10 April 2015
- ↑ David Koloane dies at 81; tributes pour in for legendary South African artist
Other websites
- [1] Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine infos at trent-art.co.za
- [2] infos at artthrob
- [3] Archived 2011-09-21 at the Wayback Machine artist's profile on the Goodman Gallery's homepage
- [4] infos at artprintsa.com
- [5] Archived 2011-08-14 at the Wayback Machine article on the website "Dead Revolutionaries Club"