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Artist:  Sipho Ndlovu
Title:  Images of South African History No. 1
Date:  c1998
Description:  Central image is of a hanged man, who is surrounded by multiple images representing apartheid and resistance. These include references to District Six and Sophiatown; the conflict between indigenous people, the British and Boers; torture; Bantu Education and Robben Island.
Type:  Painting
Medium:  Acrylic on canvas
Measurements:  1523 x 1216 mm
Inscription:  Signed by the artist
Source:  Donated (Purchased from the artist by Justice Albie Sachs, and donated to the Court, 2000.)
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Artist:  Sipho Ndlovu
Title:  Images of South African History No. 2
Date:  c1998
Description:  Central image is of a man with dustbin lid and a stone in his hand. He is surrounded by multiple images of the struggle against apartheid. Many figures hold placards, two of which read: "Sanction hits Zola Budd", and "Racist Springboks not welcome to play in New Zealand".
Type:  Painting
Medium:  Acrylic on canvas
Measurements:  1523 x 1216 mm
Inscription:  Signed by the artist
Source:  Donated (Purchased from the artist by Justice Albie Sachs, and donated to the Court, 2000.)
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Artist:  Sipho Ndlovu
Title:  Images of South African History No. 3
Date:  c1998
Description:  Central images are those of a jiving Nelson Mandela and a man holding a placard which reads, "Free at Last".
Type:  Painting
Medium:  Acrylic on canvas
Measurements:  1523 x 1216 mm
Inscription:  Signed by the artist
Source:  Donated (Purchased from the artist by Justice Albie Sachs, and donated to the Court, 2000.)
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Artist:  Sipho Ndlovu
Title:  Images of South African History No. 4
Date:  c1998
Description:  Central image is of a man building a wall with bricks. The work includes images of Francois Pienaar and Nelson Mandela at the Rugby World Cup, 1995, children learning from books and a plaque which reads, "Truth and Reconciliation Comission. Archbishop Desmond Tutu".
Type:  Painting
Medium:  Acrylic on canvas
Measurements:  1523 x 1216 mm
Inscription:  Signed by the artist
Source:  Donated (Purchased from the artist by Justice Albie Sachs, and donated to the Court, 2000.)
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