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The Spear (painting)

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The Spear is a 2010 painting by the Cape Town artist Brett Murray, put on public display in 2012, depicting then South African president Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed in a pose recalling the Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin. The painting triggered a defamation lawsuit brought by Zuma's party, the African National Congress. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year Created
2010 1
Medium
Acrylic on canvas 1
Location
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg 1
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Sources
1. The Spear (painting) (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, year
    2010
  • Infobox, type
    Acrylic on canvas
  • Infobox, museum
    Goodman Gallery
  • Genre reference
    The Spear is a 2010 painting by the Cape Town artist Brett Murray, put on public display in 2012, depicting then South African president Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed in a pose recalling the Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin.
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