Menu

Search results: 96

Audio file 102-2 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Ernest and Wonga speak of African art and the role it plays in society. Likely preceding file: 102-1. Continues 103-1.A…

Audio file 103-1 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Preceding tape: 102-2.  Ernest and Wonga continue on African art and Wonga wonders how Ernest was able to communicate w…

Audio file 103-2 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Continued from 103-1, how Ernest could speak with the rural African artist. He and Wonga compare African and Western cu…

Audio file 104-2 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

This file covers several topics between 1936 and 1937: turning down the Empire Exhibition commission, meeting artist El…

Audio file 106-1 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Mancoba speak of Christianity and Marxism, the latter discovered whilst at the University of Fort Hare; discussion cont…

Audio file 106-2 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

This file continues from 106-1 on Carl Kjersmeier, but Ernest is diverted to speaking of his time at the University of …

Audio file 107-2 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Ernest and Wonga speak of Ernest meeting Ejler Bille in Paris; they speak briefly of the change in Ernest's style from …

Audio file 108-1 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Several subjects are covered: philosophy of art; the split in the Danish avant-garde, and Ernest's friendship with Ejle…

Audio file 108-2 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Continues from 108-1, Ernest and Wonga set the aims of the memoir, Ernest's and Sonja's lived experiences as a reflecti…

Audio file 109-1 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Wonga revisits the African chieftain stick gifted to Ernest (see recording 103-1) leading them to discuss loss of cultu…

Audio file 112-2 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

There are 2 distinct sections on the recording, first Ernest tries to recall the incidence around his artwork "Future A…

Audio file 115-1 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

The file discusses how Ernest and Sonja found out France was at war. Continues 115-2. About the recordings: Ernest Manc…

Audio file 115-2 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Continuing from 115-1, Ernest and Wonga recap how Ernest and Sonja found out about the war, and they opine on events th…

Audio file 116-1 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

This recording is mostly Wonga expressing his definition of art as a human expression. Ernest speaks of Vasarely's view…

Audio file 116-2 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Wonga opines on art, reacting to an article in Le Monde newspaper. It continues a discussion on file 116-1About the rec…

Audio file 117-1 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Wonga asks about Ernest about his early days in Paris and meeting Sonja. The conversation continues 117-2About the reco…

Audio file 117-2 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

This follows from 117-1. They first speak of music in South African mining towns then conversation returns to Sonja Fer…

Audio file 131-2 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

The topic is Sonja Ferlov: her Parisian artists friends, the types of Surrealist works she did and did not like; they s…

Audio file 132-1 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

They discuss the societal forces that gave rise to CoBrA. Discussion continues 132-2About the recordings: Ernest Mancob…

Audio file 132-2 (c.1990-2002)

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Continues from 132-1, Ernest and Wonga speak of CoBrA.About the recordings: Ernest Mancoba's son, Marc also known as Wo…