Amandla — Mandela Series I

The boldest print in the series. A slate-gray figure raises his fist against saturated bands of crimson, black and deep green, the colors of the Pan-African flag. Strong, graphic and full of energy: a powerful statement piece for an office, library or living room.

The story

Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) spent 27 years in prison for his fight against apartheid. When he walked free on February 11, 1990, he raised his fist to the waiting crowd, and that image went around the world. Four years later he became South Africa's first Black president. Amandla means "power" in isiZulu and isiXhosa. It was the rallying cry of the anti-apartheid movement, answered by the crowd with "Awethu!" ("to us!").

Details

• Hand-pulled acrylic print on deckle-edge paper
• 11.5 × 15 in
• Signed by the artist
• One of a kind: each print in the series is pulled by hand, so no two are alike
• Ships unframed