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Dumile Feni

South African painter (1942-1991)
Person Human Q23020546

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
May 21, 1942
Date of death
October 16, 1991
Place of birth
Worcester
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
South Africa[8]
Ethnic group
African Americans[9]
Occupation
painter, sculptor, artist
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[12]
Artist files at
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture[18]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[17]
Described by source
St. James Guide to Black Artists[11]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Black Lunch Table, WikiProject Human rights, WikiProject African diaspora, WikiProject New York Public Library[13][14][15][16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dumile en Dumile. en Dumile Feni en Dumile Feni-Mhlaba en Mhlaba Zwelidumile Mgxaji Dumile en Mhlaba Zwelidumile Mgxaji Feni en Zwelidumile Geelboi Mgxaji Mslaba Feni en Zwelidumile Mxgazi
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000066884284
VIAF cluster ID
63779306
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2007014002
GND ID
137376138
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Dumile Feni and Louis Moholo, exiles in London in 1971.jpg ↗
Africultures person ID
27133
Artist-info artist ID
244690
Artnet artist ID
dumile-feni-mhlaba-zwelidumile-mxgazi
Benezit ID
B2278239
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12255702n
FAST ID
1800854
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11c3ypcsg0
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Grove Art Online ID
T024011
HAND ID
A05E-EEC4-23FE-7F07-A78D
IdRef ID
127457062
Invaluable.com person ID
k90sdyau4k
Le Delarge artist ID
28437_artiste_FENI_Dumile
MutualArt artist ID
1C938DC8B321D7FE
National Virtual Library of India ID
364001
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
324094671
RKDartists ID
351822
Union List of Artist Names ID
500123992
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdctqggjT4gpJfWdXyTpP
Yale LUX ID
person/920a148d-884c-4173-bca0-0bdda341ce82

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
painter, sculptor
On focus list of Wikimedia project 2
WikiProject Human rights, Black Lunch Table
Artist files at 1
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Country of citizenship 1
South Africa
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Worcester
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Dumile Feni was born on May 21, 1942[1], in Worcester[2]. He died on October 16, 1991[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a painter[5], sculptor[6], and artist[7].

FAQs

Where was Dumile Feni born?

Dumile Feni was born in Worcester[2].

Where did Dumile Feni die?

Dumile Feni died in New York City[4].

What did Dumile Feni do for work?

Dumile Feni worked as a painter[5], sculptor[6], and artist[7].

Related Entities

New York City South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . St. James Guide to Black Artists. wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Le Delarge. wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . google.es. google.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . link.gale.com. link.gale.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Benezit ID → B2278239
    "Created claim: Benezit ID: B2278239, batch #294616"
  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57986: Import missing aliases from dewiki 3/3"
  3. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → A05E-EEC4-23FE-7F07-A78D
    "Created claim: HAND ID: A05E-EEC4-23FE-7F07-A78D, batch #274736"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → painter, sculptor, artist
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32081: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
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