Chronology

Compiled by Sean O’Toole

1950 to 1959

William Kentridge - Chronology - 1950s

1955

LIFE

William Kentridge born on 28 April in Johannesburg to Felicia and Sydney Kentridge

1958

LIFE

WK’s father, lawyer Sydney Kentridge, represents 156 people charged with high treason, including Nelson Mandela; Morris Kentridge, WK’s grandfather, retires his seat in House of Assembly aged 77 – he was first elected to parliament in 1920, initially representing Fordsburg, and from 1924 Troyeville