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The man who painted the 1972 Olympics poster

Ancient Soi's painting

Ancient Soi, 75, is among the first of the modern accomplished generation of Kenyan painters. He began displaying his work in City Market among fruits and kitchenware before being discovered by a leading gallery in Nairobi. Since then, he has exhibited widely in Europe and in the US. His colourful landscapes bustle with wildlife in an unspoilt paradise with zebras and antelopes bounding across the plains watched by owls, birds and rabbits.

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