Judy A. Seidman
American, born 1951, active in Botswana and South Africa
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Defend SAAWU [South African Allied Workers Union]
INV-2441
Judy A. Seidman
American, born 1951, active in Botswana and South Africa1984
Defend SAAWU [South African Allied Workers Union]
Judy A. Seidman American, born 1951, active in Botswana and South Africa →Medu Art Ensembleprint
Date
1984
Medium
Screenprint in dark red and black on white wove paper
Dimensions
61 × 43 cm (24 1/16 × 16 15/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Artworkers Retirement Society
Inscribed here and on nearby posters, the philosophy “An injury to one is an injury to all” is embraced by labor unions worldwide. In 1993 Nelson Mandela evoked the phrase during his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, while acknowledging global support of the antiapartheid movement: “These countless human beings, both inside and outside our country, had the nobility of spirit to stand in the path of tyranny and injustice, without seeking selfish gain. They recognized that an injury to one is an injury to all and therefore acted together in defense of justice and a common human decency.”
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