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Nene created most of his work in acrylics and watercolor. Much of George Nene's art was inspired by 'traditional daily life', such as that portrayed on the book cover for "Art from the
Frontline: Contemporary Art from Southern Africa" and by religious themes. One example is a mural painted in a
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34:(ZAPU) guerrilla. Nonetheless, his art became well known enough that he exhibited at the National Museum as part of a two-man show, while completing his eight-year sentence.
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His earliest training in art was more than modest, as he first began sketching under the tutelage of South
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