Statue of Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr

Hofmeyr's statue in Church Square in 2012.

The statue of Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr in Church Square, Cape Town, is a sculpture of the South African journalist and politician Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr, affectionately known as "Onze Jan". The statue was sculptured by Anton van Wouw. The statue was vandalized in April 2015 as part of a wider campaign against statues of colonial-era figures in South Africa. The statue's pedestal was covered with white material bearing the words "A black woman raised me".[1]

References

  1. ↑ Yazeed Kamaldien. "South Africa: Down With Statues Down - Five Monumental Vandalisms". All Africa. All Africa. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

Coordinates: 33°55′31″S 18°25′17″E / 33.92514°S 18.42139°E / -33.92514; 18.42139

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/12/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.