Naomi Jacobson

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Naomi Jacobson was a sculptor. She was born in Windhoek in South West Africa on 1 June 1925.[1] Her father was Israel Goldblatt, a lawyer and supporter of Namibian independence.[1] She studied at the University of Cape Town where she met and married her husband Larry. They moved to Johannesburg in 1973.[1] During her career she made statues of people including Lord Baden-Powell, Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, the Zulu kings Shaka and Cetshwayo, Steve Biko, and Sir Seretse Khama.[1] She died in 2016.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e Saks, David (1 June 2016). "Top sculptress Naomi Jacobson dies age 91". South African Jewish Report. Retrieved 19 August 2017.

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