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D7.2.1.4 :: 'Portrait of a girl I never met, but would like to meet' by Dr Kantilal Naik whilst in detention at John Vorster Square

Call Number: D7.2.1.4
Identifier: AL3282_D7.2.1.4
Title: 'Portrait of a girl I never met, but would like to meet' by Dr Kantilal Naik whilst in detention at John Vorster Square
Date: 1971
Subject: Activist; Arrests; Art; Detention; John Vorster Square - JVS; Kantilal Naik; Sunday Times Heritage Project - STHP; Torture
Description: This drawing titled 'Portrait of a girl I never met, but would like to meet' was made by Dr Kantilal Naik on toilet paper during his detention. He was detained at John Vorster Square (JVS) from October 1971 to February 1972. This drawing is included in "Between Life and Death: Stories from John Vorster Square" - a DVD produced as part of the Sunday Times Heritage Project (STHP), 2007. Included in SAHA online exhibition - 'Between Life and Death: Stories from John Vorster Square', 2012.
Creator: Dr Kantilal Naik
Type: Drawing
Format: Access image - jpg
Preservation image - jpg
Source: SAHA collection AL3282
Coverage: Johannesburg, South Africa
Rights: Dr Kantilal Naik