Philippine Daily Inquirer: Mandela prison drawing goes under the hammer in US
The Jakarta Post: Mandela prison drawing sells for $112,575 in New York
Naija Gist - Latest: Mandela prison drawing goes under the hammer in US
A drawing by late South African leader Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island -- where he was held for 18 years -- will be put up for auction in early May in New York. Bonhams, ...
"The Cell Door, Robben Island" is a painting by Nelson Mandela which he painted when he was in the jail. A drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on ...
Naija Gist - Latest: Mandela prison drawing sells for $112,575 in New York
A drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island -- where he was held for 18 years -- sold on Thursday in New York for $112,575. "The Cell Door, ...
A drawing by leader Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island — where he was held for 18 years — will be put up for auction in early May in New York. Bonhams, which will host the ...
Nelson Mandela was a Black nationalist and the first Black president of South Africa (1994–99). A revered anti-apartheid activist, he fought for equality and reconciliation, leaving an enduring legacy of peace and social justice.
Nelson Mandela's father died in 1930 when Mandela was 12 and his mother died in 1968 when he was in prison. While the autobiography Long Walk to Freedom says his father died when he was nine, historical evidence shows it must have been later, most likely 1930.