Award
Order of Ikhamanga in Gold
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Cecil Skotnes
1926-01-01 – 2009-04-04
Life & Legacy
Cecil Skotnes (1 June 1926 – 4 April 2009) was a prominent South African artist.
He was born in East London in 1926, studied drawing in Florence, Italy, the Witwatersrand Technical Art School and then the University of the Witwatersrand. He was appointed cultural officer in charge of the influential Polly Street Art Centre in 1952. Skotnes was a founding member of the Amadlozi Group in 1961. In 1979 he moved to Cape Town, where he lived until his death. He died on 4 April 2009 at the age of 82. In 2003, he was awarded the Order of the Ikhamanga (Gold) by the South African government for his contribution to South African art.
Occupation & Career
artist
Education
University of the Witwatersrand; Academy of Fine Arts, Florence
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Order of Ikhamanga in Gold
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Order of Ikhamanga in Gold
Education & Institutions
Academy of Fine Arts, Florence · University of the Witwatersrand
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Family Child
Pippa Skotnes
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