Remembering one of the founding fathers of the Modern South African Visual Arts, John Koenakeefe Mohl
On Tuesday I had another sit down session, with Mme Helen Mmakgabo Mmapula Mmankgato Sebidi, which you'd be forgiven to term it 'Afternoon Tea with Mme Mpule'. I learn so much from these kind of sessions. The focus today is not on Mamogolo Helen but on one of her teachers and mentors John Koenakeefe Mohl. Mohl was born in 1903 in Zeerust in the North Western province of South Africa and died in 1985 in Soweto. John Koenakeefe Mohl, pic from internet. John Koenakeefe 'Mohl' Monnyane (little one) and later written Mohlangkana (Young man) , popularly known as Mohl was born in 1903 in Zeerust in the North Western province of South Africa. His last name was changed to the palatability of the European tongues as they always claim that African names are difficult to pronounce. John Koenakeefe Mohl was a Pioneering spirit in making a mark for the black modern visual art in South Africa and his name and contributions are often omitted, erased and deliberately