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Witch Hunt and Warlords

Norman Catherine. Witch Hunt and Warlords. 1988

Norman Catherine (South African, born 1949; lives Hartbeespoort, North West). Witch Hunt and Warlords. 1988. Two from a series of six drypoints with watercolor additions. Plate (each): 9 15/16 x 12 3/8" (25.2 x 31.5 cm); sheet (each): 26 1/16 x 19 11/16" (66.2 x 50 cm). Publisher: the artist, Hartbeespoort, North West. Printer: The Caversham Press, Balgowan, KwaZulu-Natal. Edition: artist’s proof before the edition of 25. Virginia Cowles Schroth Fund, 2005. © 2011 Norman Catherine

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These prints are from a 1988 series of drypoints reflecting South Africa’s political landscape at the time, showing warring, vicious, and ailing creatures, both military and civilian, that suggest the realities of police presence, interrogation, and violence. The set of prints in MoMA’s collection is a rare version, with watercolor additions.