Notes

This tapestry was woven posthumously from a 1981 watercolour (private collection) by the Stephens Tapestry Studio (Johannesburg, South Africa, and Piggs Peak, Swaziland). The weavers were Treasure Zulu, Daphne Lukele and Rhoda Sori.

The work is signed and authenticated by the artist's son Giles Battiss.

Literature

cf. Karin Skawran (2005) Walter Battiss: Gentle Anarchist, Standard Bank Gallery: Johannesburg, the watercolour on which this tapestry is based is illustrated in colour on page 32.

cf. Warren Siebrits (2016) Walter Battiss: I Invented Myself: The Jack M Ginsberg Collection, Johannesburg: The Ampersand Foundation, the watercolour on which this tapestry is based is illustrated in colour on page 223.