Swazi Holiday Inn
Derrick Nxumalo
South African, born 1962

Details
Title
Swazi Holiday Inn
Artist/Maker
Derrick Nxumalo (South African, born 1962)
Date
1994
Medium
Oil on paper
Dimensions
27 x 82 inches
Credit
Anonymous gift
Accession #
2005.323
On View
Currently not on view
Derrick Nxumalo’s colorful image of a pleasant seascape in Durban, the major city in South Africa’s Kwzulu-Natal province, masks the violent political tempest that swept Durban and much of the province in the early 1990s as a result of clashes between the African National Congress and the Inkatha Freedom Party supporters. The artist instead chose to focus on a tranquil aftermath that would briefly follow the democratic elections in 1994.
Image Copyright
© (c) Derrick Nxumalo
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