Utopian Figuration on South African Paper Currency

Paper currency is arguably the most familiar and most useful form of art in society. However, until recently (Unwin & Hewitt 2001; Helleiner 2001) scant attention has been given to the fact that a banknote is both a promissory note and national symbol and that the images crafted for use on paper mon...

The International Journal of the Arts in Society: Annual Review

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