{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Athol Fugard, Tony Award-winning South African playwright whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92","publication_date":"March 10, 2025","summary":"The South African government confirmed Fugard's death and said South Africa “has lost one of its greatest literary and theatrical icons, whose work shaped the cultural and social landscape of our nation.”","author_name":"By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press, Gerald Imray, Associated Press","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2025\/03\/a450a03e64f4f3de4bc90715ec13ab30-GettyImages-455998623-1024x683.jpg","thumbnail_height":683,"thumbnail_width":1024}