Madi Phala

Madi Phala
Born(1955-02-02)2 February 1955
Kwa-Thema, Springs, South Africa
Died2 March 2007(2007-03-02) (aged 52)
Langa, Cape Town

Madi Phala (2 February 1955 – 2 March 2007) was a South African artist. His later works were predominantly painting and collage and dealt with the theme of the African herd boy.

Biography

Phala was born 2 February 1955 in Kwa-Thema, Springs, South Africa.

SS Mendi Memorial, University of Cape Town

Phala's work is represented in several private and corporate art collections, including the French Embassy; De Beers, London, as well as Minister Pallo Jordan and art historian Barbara Lindop. His sculpture SS Mendi Memorial, commemorating the sinking of troopship Mendi in 1917, was designated a national heritage site in 2016.

He was murdered outside his house at Langa, Cape Town on 2 March 2007 during a robbery.

References

  1. ↑ MG Digital. "SS Mendi and Sharpville massacre named as new heritage sites". Daily Dispatch. East London Daily Dispatch. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Madi Phala murdered", artthrob, Issue No. 115, March 2007.
  3. ↑ Makwabe, Buyekezwa (April 2007). "Heritage work is doubly poignant". Sunday Times Heritage Project. South African History Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.