We Salute
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Not on view at present
Where is “We Salute” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Without a photograph to work from, Judy Seidman relied on descriptions from her peers to render this black-and-white portrait of Simon Thelle Mogoerane, Jerry Mosololi, and Marcus Motaung, also known as the Moroka Three. Members of a guerilla unit of Umkhonto we Sizwe (the African National Congress’s military wing), the Moroka Three were sentenced to death for their involvement in attacks on two police stations that resulted in the death of four officers. The government denied requests to have the men considered prisoners of war under international law. Notwithstanding appeals from sympathizers around the world, the Moroka Three were executed on June 9, 1984.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Details
- Accession number
- 2018.458
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
