Presidential campaign poster for Nelson Mandela: Museum Object and Cultural History
Presidential campaign poster for Nelson Mandela: Date: 1994. Issued by: African National Congress, South African, founded 1912. Subject of: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013.
The object in the museum catalogue
A presidential campaign poster for Nelson Mandela issued by the African National Congress (ANC). The poster is black, in portrait orientation, and centrally features a black-and-white bust image of Nelson Mandela. The image is bordered by yellow and green bands, with the text [MANDELA / FOR PRESIDENT!] above the image, and [THE PEOPLE'S / CHOICE!] below the image, in yellow lettering bordered by green. The ANC’s logo is positioned in the bottom right corner of the image of Mandela. The logo consists of a black-and-white shield, a wheel, a hand wrapped around a spear behind a black, green and gold flag, against a black, green and gold flag background. Block white text running along the bottom edge of the poster reads [ISSUED BY ANC, PWV REGION, DEPT. OF INFORMATION & PUBLICITY, 207 JEPPE STREET, JOHANNESBURG 2000]. The reverse is blank except for black, printed lines on each edge.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1994
- Issued by: African National Congress, South African, founded 1912
- Subject of: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013
- Type: political posters
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 24 3/4 × 16 15/16 in. (62.9 × 43 cm)
- Place printed: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, Africa
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Africa
- Topic: Decolonization
- Topic: International affairs
- Topic: Political organizations
- Topic: Politics
- Object number: 2014.14
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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