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Stories of the artists and peoples behind the work: the sculptors, tribes, and traditions that have shaped our collection.
February 10, 2025Artist ProfileZimbabwe
Joseph Tozo
Joseph Tozo was born in 1960 and came of age at Tengenenge, the extraordinary sculptural community in Mashonaland Central that Tom Blomefield established in the late 1960s on his former...
November 25, 2024Artist ProfileZimbabwe
Ben Apollo
Ben Apollo was born in 1969 and developed his practice at Tengenenge, the sculptural community that has proven to be one of the most enduring incubators of Zimbabwean stone carving...