Judy A. Seidman
American, born 1951, active in Botswana and South Africa
The People Shall Govern!
INV-2440
Judy A. Seidman
American, born 1951, active in Botswana and South Africa1982
The People Shall Govern!
Judy A. Seidman American, born 1951, active in Botswana and South Africa →Medu Art Ensembleprint
Date
1982
Medium
Screenprint in black and brown on white wove paper
Dimensions
42.8 × 61 cm (16 7/8 × 24 1/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Artworkers Retirement Society
The bold slogans inscribed across this poster quote from the Freedom Charter of the African National Congress (ANC). This document outlined the core principles for creating an equitable post-apartheid society. The imagery is drawn from a photograph by Eli Weinberg of the public gathering at which the charter was formally ratified in 1955.
The ANC drafted the charter by dispatching fifty thousand volunteers across townships (racially segregated urban areas) to interview people about what changes would be necessary to realize such a society. They synthesized these thousands of demands into 10 key points, foremost among them “The People Shall Govern!”
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