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Audio file 18-1

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Ernest recalls 2 incidences of betrayal by peoples from whom he expected solidarity - at Drancy World War II internment…

Audio file 91-1

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

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

Audio file 91-2

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

continued from 91-1, Wonga wants more details on Drancy internment camp. Please check letters and documents in the data…

Audio file 150-1

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

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

Audio file 151-1

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

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

Audio file 153-2

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Continuing from 153-1 they speak about Bailey, a fellow Black prisoner at St Denis, and conditions in the camps; likely…

Audio file 112-2

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 154-1

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Ernest speaks of meeting a Black American soldier who deserted. Likely following files: 72-2 and 154-2About the recordi…

Audio file 54-2

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

In this file, Wonga speculates about Paris at the outbreak of war and speaks of Erwinn Graumann and Hans HartungAbout t…

Audio file 73-1

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

They speak of the period when they decide to leave Paris and have not yet reached Denmark; likely preceding file:72-2; …

Audio file 65-1

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Ernest gives more details of the 2 traumatic incidences at Drancy and they speculate on why he was transferred there an…

Audio file 65-2

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

File continues from 65-1 on Ernest's transfer back to St Denis; Ernest gives details of conditions in Drancy and they s…

Audio file 86-1

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Ernest speaks of one of his earliest works, an ecclesiastical object for the Anglican Church in South Africa.About the …

Audio file 70-1

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Ernest speaks of working for the American military post-World War II and post-War II conditionsAbout the recordings: Er…

Audio file 72-2

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Many topics: artists friends, Sonja Ferlov's sculpture during the war, American segregationAbout the recordings: Ernest…

Audio file 85-2

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Ernest speaks of his schooling and the need for Pathfinders because segregated South Africa would not allow Black boys …

Audio file 66-1

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Wonga speaks about the end of World War II and they turn to Alberto Giacometti's complex. Continues 66-2 with the death…

Audio file 84-2

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

Ernest speaks of teachers at the University of Fort Hare and Sister Inez who was his "spiritual mother"About the record…

Audio file 102-2

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

They speak of African art and the role it plays in society. Likely preceding file: 102-1. Continues 103-1.About the rec…

Audio file 60-1

Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba

They speak of Ernest's youth and education in segregated South Africa; Ernest speaks of the Boy Scouts, continues 60-2A…