About Naomi Jacobson
Lived 1925 – 2016 (aged 90–91). Naomi Jacobson was a South African sculptor.
Naomi Deborah Jacobson (1 June 1925 – 2016), was a sculptor. She was born in Windhoek in South West Africa on 1 June 1925. Her father was Israel Goldblatt, a lawyer and supporter of Namibian independence. She studied at the University of Cape Town where she met and married her husband Larry. They moved to Johannesburg in 1973. 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. She died in 2016.
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Who was Naomi Jacobson?
South African sculptor
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Naomi Jacobson was born on 1 June 1925 in Windhoek.
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Naomi Jacobson died in 2016.
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Naomi Jacobson was a sculptor.
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Naomi Jacobson was South African.
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