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SA artist Mizream Maseko is born

Oil on Hide, Zulu Maiden by SA artist Mizream Maseko

Oil on Hide, Zulu Maiden by SA artist Mizream Maseko

Date
10 Jun 1927
Updated
10 Jun 2026
Oil on Hide, Zulu Maiden by SA artist Mizream Maseko

Oil on Hide, Zulu Maiden by SA artist Mizream Maseko

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).  

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  1. 01 Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery , p. 112.
  2. 02SAHO Mizream Maseko [online] Available at: www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed on 10 June 2013]

Last updated · 10 Jun 2026

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). SA artist Mizream Maseko is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011486

South African History Online (2011) 'SA artist Mizream Maseko is born', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011486 (Accessed: 1 August 2026).

South African History Online, SA artist Mizream Maseko is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011486, (accessed 1 August 2026).

"SA artist Mizream Maseko is born." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011486. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "SA artist Mizream Maseko is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011486.

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