Sydney Kumalo
Sydney Kumalo | |
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| Born | Sydney Alex Kumalo 13 April 1935 |
| Died | 11 December 1988 (aged 53) |
| Education | Polly Street Art Centre |
| Notable work | Praying Woman; St Francis; The Listener; Seated Woman: 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965; Blind Girl, Head E.G, Head Big Ears (Elongated), Head Matriarch, Squat Head, Head; Two Bulls; Lying Woman; Girl with Bird; Madala 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; High Shoulders; Pregnant Woman II, Horse; Mourning Woman; Little Dancer, Squatting Woman, Leaning Head on Arm, Hugging Nude, Reclining Figure. |
| Movement | African Modernism |
| Patrons | Egon Guenther |
| Website | https://www.kumalo-legae.org/ |
Sydney Alex Kumalo (1935–1988) was a South African sculptor. Together with Anton van Wouw, Edoardo Villa and Ezrom Legae he is regarded as one of South Africa's best sculptors. He sculpted in clay, terracotta, and Plaster of Paris. Most of his sculptures were cast in bronze by the Renzo Vignali foundry in Pretoria.