Sleeper Red, William Kentridge; Printer: 107 Workshop; Publisher: David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, Cape Town, London, and New York

slightly abstracted nude male figure lying on his PR side, with PL knee slightly drawn up and PR arm curled around head; red background — **Sleeper Red**, 1997
*William Kentridge; Printer: 107 Workshop; Publisher: David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, Cape Town, London, and New York*
*Etching, soft-ground etching, aquatint, and drypoint, printed in red and black ink from two plates*
Gift of funds from John E. Andrus III, the Ronald F. Kinney Foundation, Diane and David Lilly, Leni and David Moore, Jr., and The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation, and the Paul C. Johnson, Jr. Fund, the Plautz Family Endowment, the James and Maureen Duffey Endowment for Prints and Drawings, and the C. Curtis Dunnavan Fund 2009.69
*Not on View*
South African artist William Kentridge is internationally known for his politically-inspired art. He often focuses on the issue of social responsibility, an especially powerful subject for those who experienced the violence and hatred created by South African apartheid. In Sleeper Red, Kentridge portrays a male figure (based on his own self-portrait), to represent the archetypical white South African who, by birthright, benefited from this anti-democratic political system. As such, the figure becomes a symbol of all individuals who fail to stand up to social injustice or are otherwise compliant with human suffering.

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Title: Sleeper Red
Dated: 1997
Artist: William Kentridge; Printer: 107 Workshop; Publisher: David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, Cape Town, London, and New York
Nationality: South African
Artist Life: born 1955
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: Prints and Drawings
Dimension: 38 1/4 x 75 1/4 in. (97.16 x 191.14 cm) (sheet)41 3/8 x 79 in. (105.09 x 200.66 cm) (outer frame)
Credit: Gift of funds from John E. Andrus III, the Ronald F. Kinney Foundation, Diane and David Lilly, Leni and David Moore, Jr., and The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation, and the Paul C. Johnson, Jr. Fund, the Plautz Family Endowment, the James and Maureen Duffey Endowment for Prints and Drawings, and the C. Curtis Dunnavan Fund
Accession Number: 2009.69
Medium: Etching, soft-ground etching, aquatint, and drypoint, printed in red and black ink from two plates
Country: South Africa
Century: 20th century
Provenance: (Phillips, New York, sale Sept.12, 2006). (Osborne Samuel, Ltd., London); sold to MIA, 2009.
Classification: Prints
Object Name: Print
Catalogue Raisonne: William Kentridge Prints, 2006, pp. 66, 68-69
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Portfolio: From Sleeper series
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