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| Dan Rakgoathe
| Noria Mabasa | George Pemba
| William Kentridge | Gail Catlin
| REVIEW: "A very useful resource set for both teachers and learners within the intermediate and senior phase. Content is relevant and interesting. Books are very colourful and appealing. Artwork add interest to the material and compliments the text. Material very user-friendly. Glossary and index included will be of great help to users." [Northern Cape Department of Education] English |
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Dan
Rakgoathe: ISBN 1–77008–171–2 A biography of the artist Dan Rakgoathe, describing his childhood, his education in South Africa and America, his art and religious beliefs, and his brave response to his eventual blindness. The book ends with a printmaking project for children. This
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Noria Mabasa: ISBN 1–77008–172–0 A biography of the artist Noria Mabasa, describing her Venda childhood and culture, the dreams that inspired her to create, and her achievements as a clay and wood sculptor. The book ends with a soap sculpture project for children. This
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George Pemba: ISBN 1–77008–173–9 A biography of the artist George Pemba, describing his childhood, his education, his financial struggles, and his eventual success as a “painter of the people” who portrayed the life of ordinary black South Africans. The book ends with a project for children on colour mixing. This
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William
Kentridge: ISBN 1–77008–174–7 A biography of the artist William Kentridge, describing his childhood, his education, his ideas about art, and introducing his drawings, animated films and puppet theatre. The book ends with a project showing children how to make puppets. This
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Gail Catlin: ISBN 1–77008–175–5 A biography of the artist Gail Catlin, describing her rebellious childhood, her art tuition in London, her years of experimenting with liquid crystal, and her busy life as an artist and mother. The book ends with a project showing children how to make a “magical” picture. This
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Dumile Feni: ISBN 1–77008–176–3 A biography of the artist Dumile Feni, describing his difficult childhood and
struggle to survive as an artist, his many years in exile in England and America, his drawings
and sculptures, and his early death. The book ends with a project showing children how to This
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Bonnie Ntshalintshali: ISBN 1–77008–177–1 A biography of the artist Bonnie Ntshalintshali, describing her sickly childhood, her partnership with Fée Halsted-Berning at Ardmore Studio, her skill and success as a ceramic sculptor, and her early death from AIDS. The book ends with a project showing children how to make a sculpture. This
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Willie Bester: ISBN 1–77008–178–x A biography of the artist Willie Bester, describing his struggle against the racial classification “Other Coloured”, his determination to be his own boss, his art education, and his skill as a mixed media artist. The book ends with a project showing children how to make an artwork out of rubbish. This
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Peter Clarke: ISBN 1–77008–179–8 A biography of the artist Peter Clarke, describing his childhood and education in Simon’s Town, the forced removals his family suffered, his role in community art education, and his many talents as an artist and a writer. The book ends with a project showing children how to make an unusual book. This
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ISBN 1–77008–180–1 A book that explains in more detail some of the words and ideas that are used in connection with art and artists. Pictures are used as illustrations. This
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