Sharpeville Funeral
CCAC #: | 0223 |
Artwork title: | Sharpeville Funeral |
Artist(s): |
Jürgen Schadeberg |
Year made: | 1960 |
Artwork type: | Photography |
Medium: | B&W Photograph |
Dimensions (mm): | 393 x 588 |
Framed dimensions (in mm): | 775 x 1062 x 15 |
Source: | Donated by Claudia and Jürgen Schadeberg |
Installation type: | Movable artwork |
Location area: | On a travelling exhibition |
Signage: | On 21 March 1960, 69 people were killed in Sharpeville when police opened fire at a peaceful pass laws protest. The artist chartered a plane to photograph their funeral from above – he felt this was the best way to show the magnitude of the event. In the aftermath, a state of emergency was declared and liberation struggle political parties were banned. The Sharpeville massacre brought the harsh realities of the apartheid regime to global attention. |
Themes: |
Sharpeville Massacre (21 March 1960) Conflict |
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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.
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.