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Juan Fuentes
born Artesia, New Mexico 1950
South African Women's Day
1978
offset lithograph on paper
In the 1970s, Fuentes was an artist highly sought-after by activist groups needing posters to promote their events and causes. In 1978, before the Divestment from South Africa movement had gained a wide national following, Fuentes created this poster portraying Winnie Mandela and one of her sisters. At the time, Mandela, the wife of then political prisoner Nelson Mandela, was one of the world's most visible anti-apartheid activists.
Gift of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García, 2019.51.5 |