Nelson Mandela in his backyard in Soweto on his first day out of captivity after 27 years of imprisonment by the South African government for his anti-apartheid activities, South Africa

Nelson Mandela in his backyard in Soweto on his first day out of captivity after 27 years of imprisonment by the South African government for his anti-apartheid activities, South Africa

Photograph

Peter Turnley

Maker
American, b. 1955

Nelson Mandela in his backyard in Soweto on his first day out of captivity after 27 years of imprisonment by the South African government for his anti-apartheid activities, South Africa

1990
Inkjet print
Image: 20 1/16 × 13 1/8 in. (50.9 × 33.3 cm)
Paper: 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
Gift of Harry Schiavi, 2020
Inscriptions Signed in ink on recto, BR: Peter Turnley
Signed in pencil on verso, BR: Peter Turnley \ 1990

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