Ballroom dancing teacher, Ted van Rensburg, watches two of his pupils swinging to the music of Victor Sylvester and his orchestra, in the old Court House, Boksburg.
Photograph
1980 (photographed)
1980 (photographed)
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A black and white photograph of an elderly couple dancing in a ballroom. In the background a man in a suit, the dancing teacher, watches them.
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| Title | Ballroom dancing teacher, Ted van Rensburg, watches two of his pupils swinging to the music of Victor Sylvester and his orchestra, in the old Court House, Boksburg. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | gelatin silver print |
| Brief description | 'Ballroom dancing teacher, Ted van Rensburg, watches two of his pupils swinging to the music of Victor Sylvester and his orchestra, in the old Court House, Boksburg', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 1980. |
| Physical description | A black and white photograph of an elderly couple dancing in a ballroom. In the background a man in a suit, the dancing teacher, watches them. |
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| Credit line | Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987 |
| Production | Title differs from the one published in the book 'In Boksburg' which reads: 'Dancing-master Ted van Rensburg watches two of his ballroom pupils swinging to a recording of Victor Sylvester and his Orchestra, in the MOTHS' hall at the Old Court House'. |
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| Accession number | E.76-1992 |
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| Record created | April 16, 2008 |
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