Accession No
2013.221
Description
print; screen-print - Screen-print by Vuminkosi Zulu. titled 'King Manqoba', 1995. Edition 26/60. Signed by the artist. Condition: Good.
Place
Africa; Southern Africa; South Africa; KwaZulu-Natal; Balgowan
Period
Source
Caversham Press [vendor]; Art Fund [monetary donor]; Esmée Fairbairn Foundation [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2013.221; 26/60; 00447aa
Cultural Affliation
Material
Paper; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
770mm x 640mm
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Vuminkosi Zulu was born in Mapumulo, Natal on 24 November 1948.He studied art at Rocke’s drift art school and completed his course in 1972. He decided to stay on as a resident artist until 1974.
Zulu is famous for his etchings and wood carvings. His famous woodcarving work titled the Battle of Isandlwana won him praise and a sculpture award. Zulu had the ability to capture emotions such as loneliness or fear in his etchings. His work can be found in many collections locally and abroad. Zulu died in 1996.
Event Date 10/10/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden
Context (CMS Context)
An infinity symbol blind stamp is visible in the bottom right corner. Written in pencil on the reverse of the print, in the left bottom corner '00447aa'.
Event Date 10/10/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden
Context (CMS Context)
Presented by The Art Fund and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. An acquisition project to build a collection of modern and contemporary work on paper from Australia, Canada and South Africa was undertaken over 2011-13 with the support of a grant under The Art Fund's RENEW programme. The collection was developed with the expert advice and generous assistance of Annie Coombes and Norman Vorano in relation to South African and Inuit artists respectively. Khadija Carroll, Anita Herle and Diana Wood Conroy also contributed to the selection process. Obtained from The Caversham Press, The Caversham Press, P.O. Box 87 Balgowan 3275, South Africa / +27 (0)33 004 0027 / malcolm@caversham.org.za. Arrived in September 2013.
Event Date 10/10/2013
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Screen-print by Vuminkosi Zulu. titled 'King Manqoba', 1995. Edition 26/60. Signed by the artist. Condition: Good.
Event Date 10/10/2013
Author: maa
FM:267287
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