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Ernest and Wonga speak of Ernest's interment during World War II and his transfer from St Denis to Drancy and return - …

Continued from 91-1, Wonga wants more details on Drancy internment camp. About the recordings: Ernest Mancoba's son, Ma…

Ernest and Wonga speculate on why Ernest was transferred from the more benign St Denis camp to the harsher Drancy camp …

There are 3 distinct topics: an incident at St Denis internment camp involving a fellow prisoner, Arthur Briggs; a neig…

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

Ernest and Wonga Mancoba discuss the value of art. Likely following file: 13-1About the recordings: Ernest Mancoba's so…

Ernest explains how he learned of European art whilst in South Africa [this recording is in a mix of French and English…

Ernest and Wonga discuss Ernest's early years. About the recordings: Ernest Mancoba's son, Marc also known as Wonga, re…

Wonga asks Ernest about meeting Bille and Ferlov Mancoba as important Linien artists. Discussion continues on 81-2About…

Ernest and Wonga are joined by Ejler Bille (and an unknown male): they speak of individual freedom versus social respon…

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

Ernest and Wonga speak of Ernest's beginnings in art in South Africa; he speaks of his lived experience and African spi…

Wonga continues asking Ernest about Ejler Bille and Sonja Ferlov Mancoba, continues from 81-1 About the recordings: Ern…

Conversation with Ejler Bille continues from 20-1, they discuss the evolution of artAbout the recordings: Ernest Mancob…

This continues from 152-1, discussing the split in the Danish avant-garde and Sonja Ferlov choosing CoBrA.About the rec…

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

Ernest and Wonga speak about Ernest's reception at St Denis after his transfer back from Drancy; they speak of the end …

Wonga wants to understand racial segregation within the internment camps; they discuss what happens to Milosz; likely f…

Ernest and Wonga hypothesise on why Ernest was transferred to Drancy; Wonga wants to know about other Black prisoners, …

Ernest speaks of his time in Cape Town when he met artists such as Lippy Lipshitz and was interviewed by the newspaper …