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%C2%A9 William Kentridge. All rights reserved.
Sleeper Red, 1997
William Kentridge; Printer: 107 Workshop; Publisher: David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, Cape Town, London, and New Yorkexpand_more
Etching, soft-ground etching, aquatint, and drypoint, printed in red and black ink from two platesexpand_more
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 Fundexpand_more 2009.69
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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.
