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Billy Mandindi
1967-01-01 – 2005-01-01
Life & Legacy
Buysile "Billy" Mandindi (1967–2005) was a black South African activist-artist who participated in a landmark protest in Cape Town in 1989, the so-called Purple Rain Protest. Later, still covered with the purple dye that riot police sprayed on protesters, Mandindi created a linocut celebrating the spirit of freedom.
Occupation & Career
artist
Education
University of Cape Town; Michaelis School of Fine Art
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Michaelis School of Fine Art · University of Cape Town
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q4912943 — wikidata View source
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