The Ferlov Mancoba Archive
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Audio file 11-1
Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba
Ernest and Wonga Mancoba discuss the value of art. Likely following file: 13-1About the recordings: Ernest Mancoba's so…
Audio file 31-2
Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba
Ernest explains how he learned of European art whilst in South Africa [this recording is in a mix of French and English…
Audio file 81-1
Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba
Wonga asks Ernest about meeting Bille and Ferlov Mancoba as important Linien artists. Discussion continues on 81-2About…
Audio file 20-1
unknown narrator, Ejler Bille, Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba
Ernest and Wonga are joined by Ejler Bille (and an unknown male): they speak of individual freedom versus social respon…
Audio file 116-1
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 33-1
Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba
Ernest and Wonga speak of Ernest's beginnings in art in South Africa; he speaks of his lived experience and African spi…
Audio 81-2
Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba
Wonga continues asking Ernest about Ejler Bille and Sonja Ferlov Mancoba, continues from 81-1 About the recordings: Ern…
Audio file 20-2
unknown narrator, Ejler Bille, Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba
Conversation with Ejler Bille continues from 20-1, they discuss the evolution of artAbout the recordings: Ernest Mancob…
Audio file 152-2
Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba
This continues from 152-1, discussing the split in the Danish avant-garde and Sonja Ferlov choosing CoBrA.About the rec…
Audio file 108-1
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 150-1
Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba
Ernest and Wonga speak about Ernest's reception at St Denis after his transfer back from Drancy; they speak of the end …
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 153-1
Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba
Ernest and Wonga hypothesise on why Ernest was transferred to Drancy; Wonga wants to know about other Black prisoners, …
Audio file 80-2
Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba
Ernest speaks of his time in Cape Town when he met artists such as Lippy Lipshitz and was interviewed by the newspaper …
Audio file 33-2
Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba
Continuation of conversation from 33-1, Ernest goes on to speak of Guillaume's "Primitive Negro Sculptures" (1929) book…
Audio file 48-1
Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba
Wonga asks Ernest about seeing African art for the first time at the British Museum. They speak of difference between W…
Audio file 106-1
Ernest Mancoba, Wonga Mancoba
Mancoba speak of Christianity and Marxism, the latter discovered whilst at the University of Fort Hare; discussion cont…
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 132-1
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
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…