Details

Title

Pond at Deer Acres

Artist/Maker

William Kentridge (South African, born 1955)

Date

2002

Medium

Charcoal, ink, chalk, and china marker on paper

Dimensions

55 x 66 inches

Credit

Purchase in honor of Alicia Fishburne, President of the Members Guild, 2002-2003, with funds from the Lawrence and Alfred Fox Foundation for the Ralph K. Uhry Collection and Dr. Harold and Elaine Levin

Accession #

2003.4

On View

Currently not on view

William Kentridge's drawings evoke dissonant narratives of colonial history. His work, which includes drawings, animated films, and theatrical productions, presents narratives that deal with the state of South Africa today, addressing such subjects as the post-apartheid government's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings and the scarred landscape around Johannesburg. Kentridge's animated films are painstakingly built up from series of charcoal drawings, such as Pond at Deer Acres. Individual frames of his films incorporate erasures as well as the addition of lines and collaged forms; a week's worth of drawing may result in just forty seconds of animation.

Image Copyright

© William Kentridge

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