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
Current location: In storage
Exhibitions: A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - National Arts Festival, Makhanda - 20 to 30 June 2024
A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley - 1 August to 7 September 2024
A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - KZNSA Gallery, Durban - 27 September - 10 November 2024
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 cases: Rahube v Rahube and Others (2018)

CCAC 428004

Photographer: Unrecorded
Photo copyright: Consult with CCT curatorial team

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