# nelsonmandela mandela100

Meet , our new Artist in Residence. Russell will be creating work in response to Christina Rossetti: Vision & Verse. See him at work in the Artist in Residence studio every Wednesday during the exhibition: https://t.co/l8ZuJzHEtm

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2018-11-14

Did you know? reportedly kept a copy of Watts's painting, Hope, in his cell on Robben Island - a reminder that even in the most difficult of times, there could still be hope. https://t.co/du50T4YVkO Watts, Hope, 1886, Private Collection.

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2018-07-19

Watts's painting, Hope (1886), has inspired many. Last night remembered how Nelson Mandela had told him of the reproduction of Hope he'd kept in his prison cell on Robben Island. Image: G F Watts, Hope, 1886, Private Collection.

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2018-06-06