What is Esther Mahlangu?
{{Infobox artist | honorific_prefix = | name = <!-- include middle initial, if not specified in birth_name --> | honorific_suffix = | image = Esther Mahlangu (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Esther Mahlangu | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Esther Nikwambi Mahlangu | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1935|11|11|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Middelburg]], [[Mpumalanga]], [[South Africa]] | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | nationality = | education = | alma_mater = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | movement = | spouse = | awards = <!-- {{awd|award|year|title|role|name}} (optional) --> | elected = | patrons = | memorials = | website = <!-- {{URL|Example.com}} --> | module = }} [[File:Huis086.jpg|thumb|The entrance gate to Esther Mahlangu's homestead]] '''Esther Mahlangu''' (11 November 1935; [[Middelburg]], [[Mpumalanga]], [[South Africa]]) is a South African artist from the [[Ndebele]] nation.<ref>{{cite news|date=4 September 1994|title=The Living Art of Esther Mahlangu|work=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72270661.html?dids=72270661:72270661&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+04%2C+1994&author=Lynne+Duke&pub=The+Washington+Post+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=The+Living+Art+of+Esther+Mahlangu%3B+On+a+D.C.+Street%2C+a+South+African+Master+Paints+in+the+Tradition+of+Her+Tribe&pqatl=google|accessdate=29 February 2012}}{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She is known for her bold large-scale contemporary paintings that are influenced by her Ndebele heritage. == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahlangu, Est