Leman Moses
Leman Moses, born from the tribe of Ayawo in 1921 in Malawi at Fort Johnstone. He migrated with his parents to Zimbabwe in the 30īs.
His father became a foreman on Impinge tobacco farm near Umvukwes. Leman was a boiler attendant at the time that Tom Blomefield was employed at the same farm as tobacco learner assistant. It was nearly twenty years later before they met again.
Leman had still his original bicycle when he came to Tomīs Tengenege farm in 1966 to work as a vineyard attendant. One day while Leman was working, bees from a nearby apiary attacked him. He took refuge under the trees where Tom was just beginning to sculpt. After sitting as a model for Tom, Leman started to work in the stone on his own. He used tools made by himself out of old farm implements. The National Gallery, Harare, bought his first sculpture.
When more people started sculpting in Tengenenge, Leman was appointed as the head sculptor. Leman was put in charge of the tools and the meat rations. As a craftsman in iron he used a forge fanned by goatskin bellows. Leman made beautiful tools, chisels, axes from motorcar springs.
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