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South African artist and musician (–)

Gerard SekotoOIG^[1] (9 December – 20 March ), was a South African artist and musician. He is recognised as a pioneer of urban black art and social realism.

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His work was exhibited in Paris, Stockholm, Venice, Washington, and Senegal, as well as in South Africa.

Early life

Sekoto was born on 9 December at the Lutheran Mission Station in Botshabelo, near Middelburg, Eastern Transvaal (now known as Mpumalanga).^[2] He was the son of Andreas Sekoto, a leading member of the new Christian converts.

Sekoto was schooled at Wonderhoek, which was established by his father, &#;a priest and teacher.^[3] As the son of a missionary, he experienced music as a part of his life and was introduced to the family harmonium at an early age.

As a child, Sekoto would draw with chalk, paper, and colored pencils.^[4] His art skills emerged in his teenage years, when he attended the Diocesan Teachers Training Gerard Sekoto | ️ Oeuvres disponibles et biographie - Galerie ...

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