Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2628AA333
Site Name
Kippie 'Morolong' Moeketsi Statue, Newtown, Johannesburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, April 16, 2021 - 13:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, April 16, 2021 - 13:50.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
On
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The purpose of the statue was to honor and celebrate the life of very talented musicians such as our artists Guy Du Toit and Egon Tania.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Construction Materials
Bronze
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Guy Du Toit and Egon Tania and other artists.
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
Unveiled by Nelisiwa Mbatha Mtimkulu
Inscriptions
/This sad man of jazz sculpture was commissioned for our artists Guy Du Toit and Egon Tania . The story goes that when playing kippie's finger ran along his saxophone like rolling stones. Which is how acquired the nickname " Molalong"/
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.201055, 28.032511
Gauteng
- City of Johannesburg
Access details
Public access.
Media
Media
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