Judy A. Seidman (American, born 1951, active in Botswana and South Africa)
Thamsanqa (Thami) Mnyele (South African, 1948-1985)
Jenny and Katryn, Don’t Mourn: Fight
INV-2441
Judy A. Seidman (American, born 1951, active in Botswana and South Africa)
Thamsanqa (Thami) Mnyele (South African, 1948-1985)1984
Jenny and Katryn, Don’t Mourn: Fight
Judy A. Seidman (American, born 1951, active in Botswana and South Africa) Thamsanqa (Thami) Mnyele (South African, 1948-1985) →Medu Art Ensembleprint
Date
1984
Medium
Offset lithograph on white wove paper
Dimensions
35.7 × 25.5 cm (14 1/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Artworkers Retirement Society
Jeanette “Jenny” Schoon and her husband, Marius, were staunch anti-apartheid activists. On June 28, 1984, Jenny and her six-year-old daughter Katryn were killed in their home in northern Angola. Jenny had opened a letter bomb that the South African police had intended for her husband. Marius was out of town; their two-year old son Fritz was far enough away from the explosion to survive. Aware of the apartheid government’s desire to assassinate Marius, the family had relocated from Botswana to Angola for safety. The slogan on this poster urges viewers to honor the victims’ legacies through continued resistance.
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