15 October 1926
Rexon Mathebula, also known as Scotch, South African artist who held several menial jobs and sold his first artworks, images on pieces of glass made with a lump of tar and a tin of red paint, all randomly found, for 75c each, was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg.
References
Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery.