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Helen Elizabeth Martins, artist known for her queer sculptures at the Owl House in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda, is born
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Helen Elizabeth Martins, artist known for her queer sculptures at the Owl House in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda, is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071257
South African History Online (2011) 'Helen Elizabeth Martins, artist known for her queer sculptures at the Owl House in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda, is born', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071257 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, Helen Elizabeth Martins, artist known for her queer sculptures at the Owl House in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda, is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071257, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"Helen Elizabeth Martins, artist known for her queer sculptures at the Owl House in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda, is born." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071257. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Helen Elizabeth Martins, artist known for her queer sculptures at the Owl House in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda, is born." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071257.
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