Context (Other owners)
Zwelethu Mthethwa was born in 1960 in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. He holds diplomas from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town. As a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship, he studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology in the United States, where he received a master's degree in imaging arts in 1989. On his return to South Africa he worked for several years in commerce before becoming a lecturer on photography and drawing at the Michaelis School in 1994.
In 1999 Mthethwa left teaching to devote himself full time to his artwork. He has received national and international recognition and has had over 35 solo exhibition in galleries and museums in the United States, Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Switzerland and South Africa. Best known for his large-format color photography, he also works in pastel and paint. The artist lives and works in Cape Town.
Event Date 10/10/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden

Description (Labels & Markings)
'Fabriano' blind stamp runs along the top and bottom edge of the paper. An infinity symbol blind stamp is visible in the bottom right corner.
Event Date 10/10/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden

Context (Amendments / updates)
Presented by The Art Fund and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. An acquisition project to build a collection of modern and contemporary work on paper from Australia, Canada and South Africa was undertaken over 2011-13 with the support of a grant under The Art Fund's RENEW programme. The collection was developed with the expert advice and generous assistance of Annie Coombes and Norman Vorano in relation to South African and Inuit artists respectively. Khadija Carroll, Anita Herle and Diana Wood Conroy also contributed to the selection process. Obtained from The Caversham Press, The Caversham Press, P.O. Box 87 Balgowan 3275, South Africa / +27 (0)33 004 0027 / malcolm@caversham.org.za. Arrived in September 2013.
Event Date 10/10/2013
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Screen-print by Zwelethu Mthethwa, titled 'Hero(e)'s Song I', 1998. Edition 9/40. Signed by artist. Condition: Good.
Event Date 10/10/2013
Author: maa