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The prodigal son by George Pemba — VisualArtsDB

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The prodigal son

The prodigal son

The prodigal son

1952

Genre: Genre painting

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I had so many

I had so many

George Pemba, 1991

The protest

The protest

George Pemba, 1990

Xhosa mother and child

Xhosa mother and child

George Pemba, 1983

Portrait of a young man

Portrait of a young man

George Pemba, 1950

Gelvandale

Gelvandale

George Pemba, 1957

Zulu woman – unfinished symphony

Zulu woman – unfinished symphony

George Pemba, 1941

Clinic

Clinic

George Pemba, 1974

Old Xhosa woman

Old Xhosa woman

George Pemba, 1945

Eviction: Mother and Child

Eviction: Mother and Child

George Pemba, 1992

At the clinic

At the clinic

George Pemba, 1979

Adam

Adam

George Pemba, 1941

Reverend John Knox Bokwe

Reverend John Knox Bokwe

George Pemba, 1978