The New Yorker has shown off what next week’s edition, a special tribute to Nelson Mandela, will look like.
The image, by artist Kadir Nelson who has compiled a book of drawings of the South African icon, shows a young Mandela in an empowering pose.
Speaking about his work on the magazine’s website, Kadir said: “From looking at the photos of the time, I could see that the energy around him was very strong and that his peers were very much with and behind him.
“He was clearly a leader. I wanted to make a simple and bold statement about Mandela and his life as a freedom fighter... This painting is a tribute to the struggle for freedom from all forms of discrimination, and Nelson’s very prominent role as a leader in the anti-apartheid movement.”
