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In retirement, Nelson Mandela turned to art to express and reflect on his tumultuous life. In 2002, he created 22 sketches about his 27-year long incarceration, ten of which were reproduced as lithographs for the series My Robben Island (2002) and Reflections of Robben Island (2003). The wax pastel crayon drawing, The Cell Door, was not included, as he regarded it as a deeply personal image and one he wanted to keep for ...