Henry Tayali

Henry Nkole Tayali was a multilingual Zambian fine artist, sculptor, printmaker, raconteur and lecturer. He has been described as Zambias most famous painter, and most revered and preeminent artist.

Tayali was born onNovember 1943 to Edward Nkole Tayali and Esnati Mumba Tayali in Serenje in the British Colony of Northern Rhodesia , a town near the site of the Nsalu 12,000yearold rock and cave paintings. His father, the first born of five children, had won a scholarship to study at a South African University, but never took it up because his own mother died suddenly, and he chose to stay and look after his younger siblings. In order to support them, Tayalis father emigrated from Northern Rhodesia to work in Bulawayo in Southern Rhodesia, ending up in the Department of Housing and Amenities.

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