Notes

This print was one of several that the artist gifted to his friend, South African born Anglican vicar and anti-apartheid activist, the late Reverend Edward Morrow (1934 – 2003) before his death in 1987.

Reverend Morrow met Anglican artist Muafangejo during his tenure as Vicar-General, Damaraland (later named Namibia) between 1975 and 1978, and remained a passionate supporter of the Namibian freedom movement until the country secured its independence from South Africa in 1990. Thanks to the Lutheran, Roman Catholic and Anglican bishops in Namibia he and his wife, Laureen Black (married in 1957) set up a Namibian Chaplaincy in Europe in 1984. In a house in Islington, north London, they gave pastoral care, house room and hospitality to a flock of Namibian exiles over many years leading up to Namibia’s independence.

Reverend Morrow gifted the Print to his niece, Lara Black during a visit in 1993 when he was vicar of St Thomas's, Stamford Hill, in London. This print has been a treasured artwork, remaining in her possession ever since.

Provenance

Late Estate Reverend Edward Morrow.

Private Collection.

Literature

Adelheid Lilienthal (2010) John Ndevasia Muafangejo (1943-1987): etchings, woodcuts and linocuts from the Collection of the Arts Association Heritage Trust, Windhoek: Arts Association Heritage Trust, illustrated on page 80.