A Few South Africans: Helen Joseph
| CCAC #: | 0326 |
| Artwork title: | A Few South Africans: Helen Joseph |
| Artist(s): |
Sue Williamson |
| Year made: | 1985 |
| Artwork type: | Paper |
| Medium: | Photo etching\silkscreen on paper |
| Dimensions (mm): | 688 x 520 |
| Framed dimensions (in mm): | 1145 x 885 x 45 |
| Artwork series: |
A Few South Africans |
| Source: | Donated by Gillian Pollensky, London, England |
| Year acquired: | 2005 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Location area: | On a travelling exhibition |
| Signage: | Joseph was one of the anti-apartheid activists who read out the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People at Kliptown, Soweto, in 1955. In 1956, she helped lead the 20,000-strong Women's March in Pretoria, protesting pass laws for Black women. Her activism led to her house arrest in 1962, which lasted for ten years. |
| Themes: |
Women's rights Women's Day |
| Related Constitutional Court cases: |
Rahube v Rahube and Others (2018) |
Photographer: Unrecorded
Photo copyright: Consult with CCT curatorial team
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NOTE: The process of photographing artworks in the CCAC is underway - we are currently working to improve image quality and display on the CMS but have included internal reference photos for identification purposes in the interim.