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“...‘The Window’ shows the iron bars at the window to the cel of Nelson Mandela with
an imagined view of his beloved South Africa in the form of Table Mountain from the cel
window. In fact this is not the view from his cel - it actual y overlooked a very bleak and
unappealing courtyard, but in one clever and simple drawing, he has showed the strength and
power of the bars, but with his imagination he was able to convey his love for his country and
how he was going to negotiate the difficult stretch - not just of water - that lay between him in
jail and where he wanted to be...”
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NELSON MANDELA The Window Hand Signed Lithograph Edition: 500
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