This lithograph is an example of Nils Burwitz’s protest art, the politics of which became increasingly evident in his graphic work by the 1970s. In "Bathing Between the Beacons," chain- link fencing, crowd control barriers, and signage dictate who can access which sections of a beach in the seaside city of Durban. Beacons along the coastline restrict visitors from swimming outside of the zones allocated to their racial group.