Joram Mariga
Sculpture, Visual Artist
1927 – 2000
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Who was Joram Mariga?
Joram Mariga has been called the “Father of Zimbabwean Sculpture” because of his influence on the local artistic community starting in the 1950s and continuing until his death in 2000. The sculptural movement of which he was part is usually referred to as “Shona sculpture”, although some of its recognised members are not ethnically Shona.
Joram Mariga died in December 2000 soon after arrival at Bonda Mission Hospital, following a car accident.
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- Born
- 1927
Chinhoyi - Nationality
- Zimbabwe
- Lived in
- Chinhoyi
- Died
- Dec 1, 2000
Zimbabwe
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on July 23, 2013
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