Steve Biko while in police custody, 1977
| CCAC #: | 0602 |
| Artwork title: | Steve Biko while in police custody, 1977 |
| Artist(s): |
Amos Miller |
| Year made: | 1997 |
| Artwork type: | Paper |
| Medium: | Charcoal on paper |
| Dimensions (mm): | 1500 x 1220 |
| Framed dimensions (in mm): | 1641 x 1360 x 60 |
| Source: | Donated by the artist |
| Year acquired: | 2021 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Location area: | On a travelling exhibition |
| Signage: | The drawing is based on two photos in The New York Times from 1997, taken during Bantu Stephen Biko's arrest by apartheid security police who later killed him in detention in 1977. This drawing was produced in the USA, following internationally publicised testimony about Biko's assassination, delivered at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). |
| Themes: |
Prisons Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) |
| Constitutional links: |
Freedom and security of the person (section 12) Rights of arrested, detained and accused persons (section 35) |
Photographer: Thys Dullaart
Photo copyright: CCT
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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.