Mother and Child in their home after the destruction of its shelter by Officials of the Western Cape Development Board, Crossroads, Cape Town, 11 October 1984
Photograph
1984 (photographed)
1984 (photographed)
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A black and white photograph of a mother and child lying on an outdoor makeshift bed with a table and chairs behind them.
Object details
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| Title | Mother and Child in their home after the destruction of its shelter by Officials of the Western Cape Development Board, Crossroads, Cape Town, 11 October 1984 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | gelatin silver print |
| Brief description | 'Mother and Child in their home after the destruction of its shelter by Officials of the Western Cape Development Board', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 1984. |
| Physical description | A black and white photograph of a mother and child lying on an outdoor makeshift bed with a table and chairs behind them. |
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| Credit line | Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Goldblatt, David. South Africa. The Structure of Things Then. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Illustrated p. 43, text p. 185. |
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| Accession number | E.100-1992 |
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| Record created | April 16, 2008 |
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