Cyprian Mpho Shilakoe, South African artist who studied under Azaria Mbatha at Rorke's Drift. Shilakoe was known for his wooden sculptures and etchings. He died tragically in September 1972.
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3 August 1946
Cyprian Mpho Shilakoe, SA artist, is born
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Sack, S. (1988). The neglected tradition: Towards a new history of South African art, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery. p. 127
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