Carolyn Parton - Home, 1999

Carolyn Parton (1964-)
Home (1999)
Oil on canvas / 1195 x 890 mm
CCAC #0209

Donated by Albie Sachs

In an 1899 painting, James Ford imagined how Cape Town might look in 1999. A century later, Parton responded in kind, celebrating the diversity and optimism of Cape Town in a newly democratic South Africa in 1999. Tellingly, both paintings feature a rainbow.