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    • Vsitors observe a sculpture depicting former South African President Nelson Mandela, by artist Marco Cianfanelli, near Howick, South Africa, where Mandela was arrested in 1962 and subsequently jailed for 27 years, June 29, 2013.

      The "father of the nation" has inspired many artists to create works to commemorate Nelson Mandela International Day on July 18, 2013 declared by the United Nations as a way to recognize the Nobel Prize winner's contribution to reconciliation.

      Credit: AP

    • A woman wearing earrings bearing the image of Nelson Mandela bows her head outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa, June 26, 2013.

      Credit: Themba Hadebe/AP

    • Tattoo artist Charles Hearne creates a tattoo portrait of Nelson Mandela on the upper leg of Hein van Tonder at a tattoo studio in Pretoria, South Africa, July 10, 2012 file photo.

      Credit: Denis Farrell/AP

    • Giant photographs of Nelson Mandela are displayed at the Nelson Mandela Legacy Exhibition at the Civic Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, June 27, 2013.

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    • A gigantic portrait of former South African President Nelson Mandela, ploughed by Italian land artist Dario Gambarin in a country field in Castagnaro, Italy, July 11, 2010.

      Gambarin made the portrait to mark the end of the Soccer World Cup in South Africa.

      Credit: Dario Gambarin/AP

    • People walk past a sand sculpture created by Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wishing former South African President Nelson Mandela a speedy recovery on the Bay of Bengal coast in Puri, Orissa state, India, June 9, 2013.

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    • A painting of Nelson Mandela is featured on the side of a public bus in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 12, 2013.

      Credit: Dieu Nalio Chery/AP

    • A close-up view of the statue of Nelson Mandela outside the Groot Drakenstein prison near the town of Franschhoek, South Africa, where Mandela was released on Feb. 11, 1990, Feb. 10, 2010.

      Credit: Schalk Van Zuydam/AP

    • A schoolboy runs beneath souvenirs, including fabric with portraits of former President Nelson Mandela, in Soweto, South Africa, May 21, 2013.

      Credit: Denis Farrell/AP

    • A mural depicts Nelson Mandela on a hill in Soweto, South Africa, Dec. 12, 2012.

      Credit: Themba Hadebe/AP

    • Snowballs rest on the hands of a statue of Nelson Mandela in London's Parliament Square, Feb. 1, 2009.

      Credit: Sang Tan/AP

    • A giant portrait of Nelson Mandela adorns the center of a mural on a cooling tower of a now defunct power station in Soweto, South Africa, Dec. 10, 2012.

      Credit: Denis Farrell/AP

    • A hawker pushes his goods past portraits of Nelson Mandela depicted in various stages of his life along a street in Soweto, South Africa, March 28, 2013.

      Credit: Denis Farrell/AP

    • A shirt bearing the image of Nelson Mandela is displayed for sale on a street in Soweto township on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, July 1, 2013.

      Credit: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

    • A woman views a new giant wooden sculpture of Nelson Mandela in the city center of Essen, Germany, Feb. 23, 2011.

      The artwork "Mandela, 2700 pieces of Life's history" by artist Jems Robert Koko Bi from the Ivory Coast is made of burned spruce wood and is supposed to stand for the fight for freedom.

      Credit: Martin Meissner/AP

    • Two young boys walk past a mural depicting Nelson Mandela in Alexandra township, Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec. 11, 2012.

      Credit: Themba Hadebe/AP