Cartoon Print 10

CCAC #: 0483
Artwork title: Cartoon Print 10
Artist(s): Mickey Patel
Year made: 1988
Artwork type: Paper
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions (mm): 58.5 x 45.5
Framed dimensions (in mm): 650 x 620 x 35
Edition: 4/100
Artwork series: Posters for the Free Mandela Campaign
Source: Unrecorded
Installation type: Movable artwork
Current location: On public display
Exhibitions:
Signage:

A saxophone player is seen playing his instrument under a vicious eagle backgrounded by a swastika, being Nazi and fascist symbols. The phrase amandla (meaning power in isiXhosa and isiZulu) is emitted by the saxophone horn, alluding to the role that music and other artistic mediums play in opposing repressive regimes.


CCAC 430232

Photographer: Staff
Photo copyright: CCT

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