South African artist, Richard Mzamane Mabaso, is born in Alexandra, Johannesburg. He started drawing and carving without any instruction and worked for a variety of firms until 1985, when he became a guest artist at the AIA (African Institute of Art) at Funda until 1987.
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2 January 1950
Richard Mzamane Mabaso is born
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- 28 Jan 2022
How we know this
- 01Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery, p. 109.
Last updated · 28 Jan 2022
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