Ezrom Legae

Ezrom Legae (1938-1999) was a South African sculptor and draughtsman.

Born in Vrededorp, Johannesburg, Legae studied at the Polly Street Art Centre beginning in 1959; from 1960 until 1964 he attended the Jubilee Art Centre and worked with Cecil Skotnes and Sydney Kumaol. In 1965 he became a teacher, subsequently becoming codirector of the Jubilee Art Centre. In 1970 he received a scholarship that allowed him to travel to Europe and the United States; between 1972 and 1974 he was director of the African Music and Drama Association Art Project.

Legae worked full time as an artist; he lived in Soweto with his family until his death.

References

* [http://africa.si.edu/exhibits/insights/legae-artist.html Bio at the National Museum of African Art]