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1. Nelson Mandela - Lithographs and Photographs
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5. Lithographs and Photographs
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7. Lithographs by Nelson Mandela
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11. Contents
12. My Robben Island
13. The Window
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15. The Cell
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17. The Church
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19. The Lighthouse
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21. The Harbour
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23. Hand Signed Lithograph
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25. Jurgen Schadeberg Photographs
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29. Hand of Africa
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31. Impressions of Africa
32. Reflections of Robben Island
33. The Guard Tower
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35. Mandela's Walk
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37. The Courtyard
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39. The Ward
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41. The Tennis Court
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43. The Illustrated Long Walk to Freedom
44. The Sebastian Hunter Memorial Trust
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48. Back cover
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Belgravia Mandela catalogue Q7:Text 21/5/08 12:51 Page 20 Today when I look at Robben Island I see it as a celebration of the struggle and a symbol of
the finest qualities of the human spirit, rather than as a monument to the brutal tyranny and
oppression of apartheid.Robben Island is a place where courage endured in the face of endless hardship, a place
where people kept on believing when it seemed their dreams were hopeless and a place
where wisdom and determination overcame fear and human frailty.It is true that Robben Island was once a place of darkness, but out of that darkness has come
a wonderful brightness, a light so powerful that it could not be hidden behind prison wal s,
held back by prison bars or hemmed in by the surrounding sea.In these sketches entitled: My Robben Island, I have at empted to colour the island sketches in
ways that reflect the positive light in which I view it. This is what I would like to share with
people around the world and, hopeful y, also project the idea that even the most fantastic
dreams can be achieved if we are prepared to endure life’s chal enges.
NELSON MANDELA, 2002
NELSON MANDELA Motivation Hand Signed Lithograph Edition: 2,500
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