- www.gem.co.za/sang/, last used August 24, 1998
Images used:
Jane Alexander: Portrait of a Man with Landscape and Procession (Bantu Steven Biko 1946 - 1977) and three-dimensional Butcher Boys (permission from the artist, photographer and website director)
ADA Magazine 1990 (South Africa)
Apartheid, The World Book Encyclopedia 1, World Book Inc, 1992
Argus Tonight (26 October 1990), pg 11. A curious Amalgam of varied quality, Gill Cowan.
Arnold, M. Catalogue on Helen Sebidi (Standard Bank Young Artist Award Winner) 1989
Arnold, M. Women and Art in South Africa. David Philip, Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1996
Art Against Apartheid: 78 Artists in the 80s. Legrand, J. Ed. 1995
Arts Calendar Volume 14 number 1, 1989 (South Africa)
Cape Times (24 October 1991), pg 4. Kirkwood at powerful best, Bester sizzles, Benita Munitz.
De Arte 50, November 1994 (South Africa)
Godby, M. and Klopper, S. The Art of Willie Bester. African Arts, winter 1996. (South Africa)
Hobbs, P. and E. Rankin, Printmaking in a transforming South Africa. David Philip, Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1997
Martin, M. Sebidi - Irma Stern Museum, May 1990
Mayibuye History and Literature Series number 48, Mzabalazo. Mayibuye Books, South Africa, 1994.
Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, Art from South Africa. Thames and Hudson, London, 1990.
Ogilvie, G. The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors. Everard Read, South Africa,1988
Political Days in our Struggle, English Literacy Programme, 1990.
Powell, Ivor, Catalogue on Jane Alexander: Sculpture and Photomontage. Creda Press, South Africa, 1995
Pratt, Paula Bryant, The End of Apartheid in South Africa. Lucent Books Inc, Chicago, 1995
Robertson, B. and D. Gormley. Learn to Print Step-by-Step. Macdonald Orbis, 1987
Williamson, S. and A. Jamal. Art in South Africa: the Future Present. David Philip, Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1996
Williamson, S. Resistance Art in South Africa. David Philip, Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1989
First and foremost we would like to thank our two coaches, Jonathan Miller and Jill Joubert. Without their words of wisdom and constant support we would have lost our vision long ago! We would also like to thank each of the four artists we have discussed in detail - Jane Alexander, Willie Bester, Jonathan Comerford and Helen Sebidi - for being part of our site.
Willie Bester and his family for letting us into their home and giving us so much time
Jonathan Comerford for being so giving with his time and showing such interest in our project
Julia Clark for assisting us with information about her stepmother Jane Alexander
Sue Williamson and David Philip Publishers for allowing us to use her book Resistance Art in South Africa so extensively
The Mayibuye Photographic Centre at the University of the Western Cape for the loan of their real press photographs
Alan Edgecombe of Camelot for the loan of his scanner
The South African National Gallery for the use of their resource information
Peter Dennis and Peter Hart Davis for the use of the 3-dimensional Butcher Boys image
SABC and the a.R.t programme for the use of the Willie Bester Video clip
Alyce Miller and Charmaine Roynon for their educational advice
Irma Sargent for reading (and re-reading) our text and giving valuable comments
Marion Arnold
Gaby at Robben Island for help on specific articles
Mayibuye Photographic Centre, University of the Western Cape The following press photographs:
Alexandra T-shirts
Checking Passbooks
The Soweto Riots - newspaper front page
Forced Removals at Crossroads - a woman with her children
Forced Removals
Riots in Johannesburg outside a Picardi liquor store
"They will never kill us all"
Sharpeville killings
Signs of Apartheid
A Soweto death
The way it was - "Any kaffir caught trespassing will be shot"
Arnold, M. Women and Art in South Africa. David Philip, Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1996
The following works by Helen Sebidi:
Rural Scene
In the end women handle it
The child's mother holds the sharp side of the knife
Godby, M. and Klopper, S. The Art of Willie Bester. African Arts, winter 1996. (South Africa)
The following works by Willie Bester:
Forced Removals
Don't Vote
Greenpoint, Khayelitsha
Open-Door Policy
Migrant Labourer
Family Unit
Cradock Four
Tribute to Chris Hani
Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, Art from South Africa. Thames and Hudson, London, 1990.
Helen Sebidi: Untitled
Powell, Ivor, Catalogue on Jane Alexander: Sculpture and Photomontage. Creda Press, South Africa, 1995
The following works by Jane Alexander:
Ford
Landscape
Williamson, S. and A. Jamal. Art in South Africa: the Future Present. David Philip, Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1996
The following works by Jane Alexander:
Integration Programme: Man with TV
Self-Defense and Stability Unit
Stripped ('Oh Yes' Girl) (both front and back views)
Williamson, S. Resistance Art in South Africa. David Philip, 1989
Alexander, J: The Butcher Boys, By the end of today you're going to need us, Dog, Domestic Angel, Untitled (1982), Stripped ('Oh Yes' Girl).
Botha, Hardy: Dakar.
Brand, Kevin: 19 Boys Running.
Cosatu, ANC and ECC T-shirts
Payne, Malcolm: Colour Test.
Penfold, Denise: Decisive Descent.
Ramphomane, Mpolokeng: Eye Witness.
Sebidi, Helen: Tears of Africa, Mother Africa, Where is my home? - The
Mischief of the Township.
Stopforth, Paul: Elegy
Thoba, Alfred: 1976 Riots
Van Wyk, Gary: State of Emergency series.
Williamson, S: Jenny Curtis Schoon, A Few South Africans series.
Zylla, M: The Barbeque, The Military Generals
Websites Used:
All of the Jonathan Comerford images are reproduced with kind permission of the artist.
All the other images are scanned photographs or digital images taken by Joanna Miller.