The Thinking Stone, 32 tons of granite sculpted by Willem Boshoff. One of a number of artworks commissioned by the university after some Afrikaner male students were alleged to have urinated into the food of some Black workers. This "sculpture on the campus" project was undertaken in the hope that it would "promote greater respect for cultural differences and would instill a sense of belonging in staff and students." University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 14 March 2013 Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

2013, printed later

Medium: Carbon ink print
Credit Line: Purchased with a gift from Jane P. Watkins, M.P.H. 1979; with the Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Class of 1913, Fund; and with support from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Accession Number: 2022.37.498
Culture: South African
Period: 20th century
Classification: Photographs
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Provenance

The artist, Goodman Gallery and Pace MacGill

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Object/Work type

carbon prints

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