Ernest Mancoba

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Ernest Mancoba (born August 29, 1904 in Turffontein near Johannesburg , South Africa ; † October 25, 2002 in Paris , France ) was a South African-French artist who spent most of his life in Europe.

life and work

Mancoba African Madonna

Ernest Mancoba was one of the first modern black artists to achieve success in South Africa. In 1925, while studying at Grace Dieu Diocesan Training College in Pietersburg , Mancoba began carving. In 1929 he created a carving entitled Bantu Madonna , a Maria with African facial features. From 1935 Mancoba studied at the South African Native College and graduated in 1937 with a bachelor's degree from the University of South Africa . He was friends with Gerard Sekoto and George Milwa Pemba . In 1938 a grant from the Bantu Welfare Trust enabled him to study at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris. After the German occupation of France, Mancoba was interned in St. Denis in 1940 and released in 1944. In 1942 he married the Danish artist Sonja Ferlov . The couple had a son, Wonga Mancoba (1946-2015). In 1947 Ernest Mancoba moved to Denmark with his wife, who was a member of the artist group CoBrA . In 1952, Mancoba and his family settled in Paris. In 1961 he became a French citizen.

In 2017 Ernest Mancoba was a posthumous participant in documenta 14 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ernest Mancoba , accessed April 6, 2018.
  2. ^ The journalist Wonga Mancoba dies in Paris , accessed April 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Contemporary Art in South Africa The Invisible Mancoba , accessed April 6, 2018.
  4. ^ House of Art Ernest Mancoba , accessed April 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Documenta 14 Ernest Mancoba , accessed April 6, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Mancoba, Ernest
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African-French sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Turffontein near Johannesburg , South Africa
DATE OF DEATH October 25, 2002
Place of death Paris , France