Photograph by
Cheers, Duane Michael Ph.D, American, born 1953
Subject of
Mandela, Nelson, South African, 1918 - 2013
Bridgewater, Pamela E., American, born 1947
United States Department of State, American, founded 1789
Owned by
Bridgewater, Pamela E., American, born 1947
Date
1995
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with wood and glass
Dimensions
H x W (a-c): 6 5/16 × 5 1/8 in. (16 × 13 cm)
H x W x D (frame): 11 15/16 × 23 3/8 × 13/16 in. (30.4 × 59.3 × 2 cm)
Description
A framed triptych of color photographs of then Consul General at Durban Pamela E. Bridgewater and South African President Nelson Mandela shaking hands and embracing at the World Hindu Conference in Chatsworth, South Africa. In both the left and right most photograph, Bridgewater and Mandela grasp each other’s proper right hands, while looking and smiling at one another, and Bridgewater places her proper left hand on Mandela’s shoulder. In the center photograph, the handshake continues while the two lean forward to embrace each other. In all three, a young woman from Durban is partially visible in the background. The three photographs (a, b, c) are set into a double-paneled red and white mat board (d) within a brown and gold wood and metal frame (e).
Place captured
Chatsworth, KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa, Africa
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
chromogenic color prints
Topic
Activism
Africa
Civil rights
International affairs
Photography
Politics
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pamela E. Bridgewater, United States Ambassador (Retired)
Object number
2023.51.2a-e
Restrictions & Rights
© Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a38f988c-8ad2-4a39-b34d-b56b0874543f

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