1949–1960 · Johannesburg · South Africa
Polly Street Art Centre
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Polly Street Art Centre
1949–1960 · Johannesburg · South Africa
A community art centre in Johannesburg, run from 1952 by Cecil Skotnes, where many of the first Black South African modernists trained. Several later formed the Amadlozi group (1963).
What to look for
Expressive sculpture in bronze; township life; figures pulled and distorted with feeling; woodcut and drawing.
Masters of the school
- Sydney Kumalo reference ↗
- Ezrom Legae reference ↗
- Durant Sihlali reference ↗
- Louis Maqhubela reference ↗
- Cecil Skotnes reference ↗
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Works of the school
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