Synopsis
South African artist and musician
First name
Jan
Middle name
Gerard
Last name
Sekoto
Date of birth
09-September- 1913
Location of birth
Botshabelo, South Africa
Date of death
20-March-1993
Location of death
United States of America
Gender
Male
“Art is the spark, the illumination which is socially significant for it brings about understanding.”
Jan Gerard Sekoto was born on 9 September 1913 in Botshabelo. Botshabelo was a mission station established by the German missionaries amongst the Pedi community in the Middelburg district of the Transvaal.