William Kentridge — artist with roots in the Russian Empire
William Kentridge is a South African artist born in Johannesburg, known for animated films, drawings and theatre and opera productions that deal with apartheid and colonialism. His works include the Soho Eckstein film series, the Tiber frieze Triumphs and Laments (2016) and Metropolitan Opera productions of The Nose, Lulu and Wozzeck.
Tracing the roots — Russian Empire (town not documented)
His paternal grandfather, Morris Kentridge (originally Kantrovitch, 1881–1964), was born in Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire, and became a lawyer and politician in South Africa. William, son of the barrister Sydney Kentridge, is a third-generation South African of Lithuanian-Jewish heritage.
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Russian Empire (town not documented). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.