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Gerard Sekoto, SA artist is born in Botshabelo, Middelburg, Transvaal. He left SA for Paris in 1947. He died in 1993.
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery, p. 126
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 5). Gerard Sekoto, SA artist is born in Botshabelo, Middelburg, Transvaal. He left SA for Paris in 1947. He died in 1993.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070548
South African History Online (2011) 'Gerard Sekoto, SA artist is born in Botshabelo, Middelburg, Transvaal. He left SA for Paris in 1947. He died in 1993.', South African History Online, 5 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070548 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
South African History Online, Gerard Sekoto, SA artist is born in Botshabelo, Middelburg, Transvaal. He left SA for Paris in 1947. He died in 1993. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070548, (accessed 12 October 2026).
"Gerard Sekoto, SA artist is born in Botshabelo, Middelburg, Transvaal. He left SA for Paris in 1947. He died in 1993.." South African History Online, 5 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070548. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Gerard Sekoto, SA artist is born in Botshabelo, Middelburg, Transvaal. He left SA for Paris in 1947. He died in 1993.." South African History Online. December 5, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070548.
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