Sergio-Albio González (Cuban, born 1931)
Thamsanqa (Thami) Mnyele (South African, 1948-1985)
Welcome Comrade Machel
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Sergio-Albio González (Cuban, born 1931)
Thamsanqa (Thami) Mnyele (South African, 1948-1985)1982
Welcome Comrade Machel
Sergio-Albio González (Cuban, born 1931) Thamsanqa (Thami) Mnyele (South African, 1948-1985) →Medu Art Ensembleprint
Date
1982
Medium
Screenprint in gray and red on white wove paper
Dimensions
60.5 × 42.8 cm (23 7/8 × 16 7/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Artworkers Retirement Society
Pictured here is the revolutionary leader Samora Machel, who became Mozambique’s first president following the country’s independence from Portugal in 1975. As announced by the bold text, “Welcome Comrade Machel,” Medu issued this poster to mark the leader’s visit to Gaborone in 1982 for the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC).
The SADCC was a consortium of nine countries that organized in the late 1970s to renounce the apartheid regime and promote economic independence from South Africa. While still in office, Machel died tragically in a mysterious 1986 airplane crash; many believe the apartheid government was to blame.
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