Accused No. 21 Albert Tywilli
CCAC #: | 0129 |
Artwork title: | Accused No. 21 Albert Tywilli |
Artist(s): |
Colin Kahanovitz |
Year made: | 1989 |
Artwork type: | Paper |
Medium: | Pencil on Newsprint |
Dimensions (mm): | 250 x 180 |
Framed dimensions (in mm): | 359 x 280 |
Artwork series: |
Upington 14 |
Source: | Donated by artist |
Year acquired: | 2009 |
Installation type: | Movable artwork |
Current location: | On public display |
Exhibitions: | |
Signage: | A set of drawings of the ‘Upington 14’ who were sentenced to death for a murder that they could not all have committed. The artist was a member of their legal team. Notably, the constitutionality of the death penalty was the first case heard by the Constitutional Court. |
Constitutional links: |
Right to life (section 11) |
Related constitutional cases: |
S v Makwanyane & Another (1995) |
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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.