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The Mayor's parlour at the Town Hall, Boksburg
Goldblatt, David, born 1930 - Enlarge image
The Mayor's parlour at the Town Hall, Boksburg
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
South Africa (photographed)
- Date:
1980 (photographed)
- Artist/Maker:
Goldblatt, David, born 1930 (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
gelatin silver print
- Credit Line:
Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987
- Museum number:
E.77-1992
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case X, shelf 935, box K
Physical description
A black and white photograph of a leather lounge suit in a panelled room. On the wall behind the suit is a portrait gallery of people in ceremonial robes and chains, the former mayors of the town.
Place of Origin
South Africa (photographed)
Date
1980 (photographed)
Artist/maker
Goldblatt, David, born 1930 (photographer)
Materials and Techniques
gelatin silver print
Marks and inscriptions
Copyright by David Goldblatt Box 1464, Johannesburg, South Africa
titled, dated 1980, signed
various annotations
Dimensions
Height: 27.3 cm image, Width: 35 cm image, Height: 30.3 cm sheet, Width: 40.3 cm sheet
Descriptive line
'The mayor's parlour at the Town Hall, Boksburg', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 1980.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Goldblatt, David. In Boksburg. New York: Errata Editions, 2010. Illustrated plate 40.
Goldblatt, David. In Boksburg. Cape Town: The Gallery Press, 1982. Illustrated plate 70.
Production Note
Titel as appears on verso.
Materials
Photographic paper
Techniques
Gelatin silver process
Subjects depicted
South Africa; Chairs; Apartheid; Boksburg; Parlours
Categories
Africa; Photographs
Collection code
PDP
