SA artist Rexon Mathebula is born

Date: 15 Oct 1926
Updated: 14 Oct 2021

Rexon Mathebula, also known as Scotch, South African artist who held several menial jobs and sold his first artworks, images on pieces of glass made with a lump of tar and a tin of red paint, all randomly found, for 75c each, was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg.

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01Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). SA artist Rexon Mathebula is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011483

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