Rise — Mandela Series II

A mottled charcoal-and-silver figure lifts his fist through clouds of rose-red, smoky black and sea green. The softer, weathered texture makes this print feel like a memory brought back to life. Rich and moving without being loud.

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. The red, black and green bands are the colors of the Pan-African flag, a symbol of unity across the African diaspora.

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