Madi Phala (2 February 1955 – 2 March 2007) was a South African artist. His later works were predominantly

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and

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and dealt with the theme of the African herd boy.

Biography

Phala was born 2 February 1955 in Kwa-Thema, Springs,

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Phala's work is represented in several private and corporate art collections, including the French Embassy;

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, London, as well as Minister

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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. He was murdered outside his house at

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on 2 March 2007 during a robbery.

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Recent exhibitions

Extensive biography

Barbara Lindop

1955 births 2007 deaths South African artists South African murder victims People murdered in South Africa People from Springs, Gauteng {{SouthAfrica-artist-stub