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Title
Nelson Mandela (1918–2013)
Date
1982
Medium
bronze resin, bronze, concrete & South African ebony granite
Measurements
H 152 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 211 x W 102 x D 97 cm
Accession number
SE1_VA_S022
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Greater London Council
Work type
Bust
Owner
Lambeth London Borough Council
Custodian
Lambeth London Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
28th October 1985
Listing date
28/10/16
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
on plinth, rear face, towards bottom: SCULPTOR + IAN WALTERS
Inscription description
front face: “THE STRUGGLE IS MY LIFE” / NELSON MANDELA / GAOLED 5th AUGUST 1962 / SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT / 12th JUNE 1964 FOR HIS ACTIONS / AGAINST APARTHEID / ERECTED BY THE GREATER LONDON COUNCIL / UNVEILED BY OLIVER TAMBO / PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS / 28th OCTOBER 1985 / NELSON MANDELA WAS RELEASED / AFTER 27 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT / 11th FEBRUARY 1990 / AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE / 10th DECEMBER 1993 / INAUGURATED PRESIDENT OF THE / REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AND / ITS GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY / 10th MAY 1994
