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Nelson Mandela: Man of the People
A 90th Birthday Tribute Exhibition with Photographs by Peter Magubane
From July 12, 2008 through August 31, 2008
Exhibition Hall
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801 (directions)
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela in Soweto, South Africa shortly after Mandela's release from prison.
In celebration of the 90th birthday of former South African President Nelson Mandela, the Schomburg Center presents a photo exhibition featuring portraits of Mandela taken by internationally acclaimed photographer Peter Magubane. Spanning five decades, Magubane’s images cover important milestones in Mandela’s life as well as major moments in South African history, pre and post-apartheid.
