Gerard Sekoto

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Artist
gptkbp:artwork Oil painting
Social realism
Influence on future generations of artists
Social commentary through art
gptkbp:associatedAct Anti-apartheid activism
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_the_Witwatersrand
gptkbp:birthDate December 9, 1913
gptkbp:culturalImpact Representation_of_black_South_African_life
gptkbp:deathDate April 20, 1993
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_the_Witwatersrand
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:South_African_National_Gallery
1944
1980
1990
1993
2000
2013
2019
2020
2021
2022
gptkbp:family Sekoto_family
gptkbp:famousFor Depicting urban life
gptkbp:genre Portraiture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gerard Sekoto
gptkbp:influenced South_African_art
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Pablo_Picasso
African_culture
gptkbp:inspiration Everyday_life_in_South_Africa
gptkbp:knownFor Painting
gptkbp:movement African_art
gptkbp:nationality South_African
gptkbp:notableWork The Song of the Pick
gptkbp:occupation Painter
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Pretoria,_South_Africa
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:style Expressionism
gptkbp:technique Vibrant colors