Lucas Sithole
Lucas Sithole OIS (1931-1994) was a South African sculptor best known for his work in mainly indigenous woods, as well as for his sculptures in bronze, stone and other media. He was born on 15 November 1931, in Springs, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa; he died on 8 May 1994, in Pongola Transvaal, Republic of South Africa. He lived in Kwa-Thema, Springs, Transvaal, until 1981, thereafter near Pongola on the Swaziland/Mozambique border.
Lucas Sithole
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- Name
- Lucas Sithole
- Born
- 1931
- Birthplace
- Springs, South Africa
- Died
- 1994
- Known for
- Sculpture
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Fields
- art of sculpture
- Languages
- English
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Lucas Sithole OIS (1931-1994) was a South African sculptor best known for his work in mainly indigenous woods, as well as for his sculptures in bronze, stone and other media. He was born on 15 November 1931, in Springs, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa; he died on 8 May 1994, in Pongola Transvaal, Republic of South Africa. He lived in Kwa-Thema, Springs, Transvaal, until 1981, thereafter near Pongola on the Swaziland/Mozambique border.
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He never travelled beyond the South African borders, except to Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland.
Tennis fauteuil au stade de Roland-Garros: demi-finale doubles quad Schroder / Vink (Pays-Bas) vs Ramphadi / Sithole (Afrique du Sud) - Jeux paralympiques d'été de Paris 2024
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Tennis fauteuil au stade de Roland-Garros: demi-finale doubles quad Schroder / Vink (Pays-Bas) vs Ramphadi / Sithole (Afrique du Sud) - Jeux paralympiques d'été de Paris 2024
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• Name — Lucas Sithole • Born — 1931 • Birthplace — Springs, South Africa • Died — 1994 • Known for — Sculpture
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• Lucas Sithole 1958 - 1979 by F.F. Haenggi - • African Arts Magazine, UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center, Los Angeles ("Lucas Sithole by F.F. Haenggi", Review by John Povey: August, 1980, Vol. 13, No. 4: 26-27+85) - ISSN 0001-9933 • Images of Man - Contemporary S.A. Black Art and Artists, 1992 (de Jager), pp. 120/124 - • OUR ART 4 ONS KUNS, 1993 (Marilyn Martin) pp. 178–185 - • Lucas Sithole 1931-1994 - Highlights 1966-1993 (F.F. Haenggi) - • Full bibliography on http: www.sithole.com/Bibliography.htm • 6 Educational Documentaries on Lucas SITHOLE linked on his memorial website • http: www.sithole.com/ (original memorial site) • https: art-archives-southafrica.com/lucas-sithole-updates (addendum to original memorial site)
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Lucas Sithole is recorded as sculptor.
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1931
Lucas Sithole was born in 1931 at Springs.
1994
Lucas Sithole died in 1994.
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Literature
Literature
Sithole, Lucas, Oxford Art Online, 2000
Lucas Sithole (1931–1994), de arte, 1994
Lucas Sithole 1931–1994: Highlights 1966–1993, de arte, 2016
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