SA artist Mizream Maseko is born

Mizream Maseko (also Mizraim, Mizriam, Mizram), South African artist, was born on this date. He completed his schooling in the Transvaal. He began his career as a house painter and was inspired to paint by the works he saw in the houses. Maseko gave up house painting and began painting designs and pictures on scarves in a small shop. He was discovered by John Mohl, who taught him basic principles and techniques of painting. A book by Groenewald interested him in leather painting techniques. A selection of his work was included in a calendar in 1972. He exhibited frequently with Artists under the Sun. Maseko was a deacon of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC).