Albert Adams – ‘Thethered Monkey’
‘Tethered monkey’ is an undated painting in acrylic on canvas depicting a silhouetted monkey in red.
Albert Adams was born in Johannesburg on 23 June 1929. After the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960, Adams and many other South Africans left the country to settle in London. In the UK, he taught at a number of high schools. In 1979, he started teaching Art History at City College in London. He held this post for the next 18 years. During 1990, Adams made regular trips to South Africa to visit his family, and to participate in artists’ workshops. He died on 31 December 2006.