Nelson Mandela (1918–2013), President of the Republic of South Africa
Entry ID
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97 (01/02/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Nelson Mandela (1918–2013), President of the Republic of South Africa
Description of the sculpture
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Bronze bust of Nelson Mandela, President of the Republic of South Africa, anti-apartheid revolutionary and philanthropist. Fully-rounded cast displayed on a wooden plinth.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Bust – Portrait
Base
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No base
Dimensions
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Height: 56 cm
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Width: 29 cm
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Depth: 25 cm
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Height (plinth): 120 cm
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Width (plinth): 50 cm
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Depth (plinth): 39.5 cm
Materials
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Bronze
Specific techniques used
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Casting
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Patination
Overall colour
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Monochrome – brown
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Identifiable: specific individual
Identity of Black person (real or fictive)
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Male
Age
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Adult
Status
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Free citizen
Clothing
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No clothes included (head)
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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None
Action or activity
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Not relevant (head)
Emotional state
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Noble/proud
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Indeterminate
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Place of production
Period of production
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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1996
Date inferred from
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Recorded in related documentation
Original purpose
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Commemorative
Original display setting
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Secular Civic: government office
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Secular Civic: other
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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WOA S507
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/851, . (no date) ‘Nelson Mandela (1918–2013), President of the Republic of South Africa’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/856
