Dogs of War

CCAC #: 0110
Artwork title: Dogs of War
Artist(s): Adrian Kohler
Basil Jones
Year made: 1997
Artwork type: Sculpture or object
Medium: Mixed medium
Dimensions (mm): 1600 x 1180 x 800
Source: Donated by Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones of the Handspring Puppet Company
Year acquired: 1997
Installation type: Movable artwork
Current location: On private display
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Signage:

This puppet of the three-headed dog Brutus was made for the play Ubu and the Truth Commission, directed by William Kentridge. The suitcase once belonged to Kentridge's father, Sir Sydney Kentridge, given to him by Bram Fischer, both leading anti-apartheid lawyers.


CCAC 432060

Photographer: Akhona Kenqu
Photo copyright: Akhona Kenqu

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