Ruben Xulu, SA artist, dies in Marian Hill

Date: 15 Dec 1985
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Ruben Xulu, SA artist, dies in Marian Hill

Ruben Xulu was a sculptor who specialized in wood and stone. He was born deaf on 10 May 1955. His disability was never a hindrance. Throughout his career, his subject matter was solely religious for missions in Natal. Xulu eventually left Hlabisa mission station, where he had learned to carve and moved to several mission stations in Natal. He died on 15 December 1985 at Mariannhill, where he worked under Sister Johanna Sen.

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01 South African history online Ruben Xulu [online] Available at: https://www.sahistory.org.za [accessed on 19 November 2012]
02Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery.

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