About: Sam Songo

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Samuel Songo (1929 – c. 1977) was a Rhodesian artist., known for his works depicting African iconography and traditional African life. Songo was disabled and used a wheelchair. He spent most of his life working through the Cyrene Mission School, producing art on the behest of Frank McEwen, a British expatriate who helped establish and later ran the Rhodesian National Gallery of Art (now the National Gallery of Zimbabwe). Songo's early work consisted of occasional paintings and sculpture, however, in later years, he worked almost exclusively in the classic traditions of Shona stone sculpture.

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  • صامويل سونغو (1929 - 1977) فنان روديسي، اشتهر بأعماله التي تصور الحياة الأفريقية التقليدية. كان سونغو مصاب بعجز ويستخدم كرسيًا متحركًا. قضى معظم حياته في العمل في مدرسة بعثة سيرين، وإنتاج الفن بناءً على طلب فرانك ماكوين الذي كان مغترب بريطاني ساعد في إنشاء وإدارة معرض روديسيا الوطني للفنون (الآن المتحف الوطني في زيمبابوي). في عام 1946، كان سونغو الموضوع الرئيسي لفيلم وثائقي بريطاني بعنوان بيتانيكو، فيلم سيرين. في عام 1954، ظهر سونغو في مقال بمجلة تايم بعنوان عجائب العجائب. عُرضت العديد من أعمال سونغو في المعرض الوطني لروديسيا، ومتحف الفن الحديث عام 1968، ومتحف رودين عام 1971، ومعهد لندن للفنون المعاصرة عام 1972. كما بيعت العديد منها إلى متاحف في إنجلترا. (ar)
  • Sam Songo fue un escultor de Zimbabue, nacido el año 1929 en Rodesia. (es)
  • Samuel Songo (1929 – c. 1977) was a Rhodesian artist., known for his works depicting African iconography and traditional African life. Songo was disabled and used a wheelchair. He spent most of his life working through the Cyrene Mission School, producing art on the behest of Frank McEwen, a British expatriate who helped establish and later ran the Rhodesian National Gallery of Art (now the National Gallery of Zimbabwe). Songo's early work consisted of occasional paintings and sculpture, however, in later years, he worked almost exclusively in the classic traditions of Shona stone sculpture. In 1946, Songo was the chief subject of a British Documentary film entitled "Pitaniko, the film of Cyrene". In 1954, Songo was featured in a Time magazine piece entitled "Wonderstone Wonders". Many of Songo's works were exhibited in the , the Museum of Modern Art in 1968, the Musée Rodin in 1971, and London's Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1972. Many were also sold to private collections and museums in England". (en)
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  • Sam Songo fue un escultor de Zimbabue, nacido el año 1929 en Rodesia. (es)
  • صامويل سونغو (1929 - 1977) فنان روديسي، اشتهر بأعماله التي تصور الحياة الأفريقية التقليدية. كان سونغو مصاب بعجز ويستخدم كرسيًا متحركًا. قضى معظم حياته في العمل في مدرسة بعثة سيرين، وإنتاج الفن بناءً على طلب فرانك ماكوين الذي كان مغترب بريطاني ساعد في إنشاء وإدارة معرض روديسيا الوطني للفنون (الآن المتحف الوطني في زيمبابوي). (ar)
  • Samuel Songo (1929 – c. 1977) was a Rhodesian artist., known for his works depicting African iconography and traditional African life. Songo was disabled and used a wheelchair. He spent most of his life working through the Cyrene Mission School, producing art on the behest of Frank McEwen, a British expatriate who helped establish and later ran the Rhodesian National Gallery of Art (now the National Gallery of Zimbabwe). Songo's early work consisted of occasional paintings and sculpture, however, in later years, he worked almost exclusively in the classic traditions of Shona stone sculpture. (en)
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  • صامويل سونغو (ar)
  • Sam Songo (es)
  • Sam Songo (en)
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