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.
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Born | (1955-02-02)2 February 1955 Kwa-Thema, Springs, South Africa |
Died | 2 March 2007(2007-03-02) (aged 52) Langa, Cape Town |
Phala was born 2 February 1955 in Kwa-Thema, Springs, South Africa.
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.[1]
He was murdered outside his house at Langa, Cape Town on 2 March 2007 during a robbery.[2][3]
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