Ezrom Kgobokanyo Sebata Legae is born

Ezrom Kgobokanyo Sebata Legae, South African artist, was born in Vrededorp, Johannesburg. He studied at the Polly Street Art Center and Jubilee Art Centre under Cecil Skotnes and Sydney Kumalo. When Kumalo retired in 1964, Legae became the art instructor at Jubilee Art Centre. In 1970 he was awarded a travel scholarship sponsored by United States/South Africa Leadership Exchange Programme and visited the United States America. From 1972 to 1974 he was director of the art programme at African Music and Drama Association. In 1980 and 1981 he was instructor at FUBA. Between 1966 and 1987 he exhibited numerously in SA and abroad. Sources: Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery, p. 108.