ALFRED THOBA, A step becomes a statement

32pp., oblong 4to., colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2018

Catalogue of the exhibition, Wits Art Museum, 2018.

Includes an essay by Julia Charlton.

Many of the paintings are accompanied by a handwritten letter in which the artist explains the intention behind the work.

Alfred Thoba was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, in 1951. His family were forcibly removed by the apartheid government in 1955. Largely self-taught, he is known for his politically-charged paintings