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The prodigal son by George Pemba — VisualArtsDB

The prodigal son

The prodigal son

1952

Genre: Genre painting

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Basoth woman with headdress

Basoth woman with headdress

George Pemba, 1944

Eviction: Mother and Child

Eviction: Mother and Child

George Pemba, 1992

The audience

The audience

George Pemba, 1960

Mother and child

Mother and child

George Pemba, 1951

Police raid

Police raid

George Pemba, 1977

Reverend John Knox Bokwe

Reverend John Knox Bokwe

George Pemba, 1978

Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

George Pemba, 1980

Police raid

Police raid

George Pemba, 1981

At the clinic

At the clinic

George Pemba, 1979

Self-portrait

Self-portrait

George Pemba, 1987

Clinic

Clinic

George Pemba, 1974

Young Xhoza girl

Young Xhoza girl

George Pemba, 1942