New 'white' and about-to-be-demolished 'Indian' housing during the destruction of Fietas under the Group Areas Act, Fietas, Johannesburg
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1983 (photographed)
1983 (photographed)
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A black and white photograph showing a small street in a housing area of Johannesburg. On the left hand side of the image, a house is being constructed, on the opposite side, another house has already been partly demolished. Building materials like wood and some bricks are scattered across the ground in the foreground of the image.
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Title | New 'white' and about-to-be-demolished 'Indian' housing during the destruction of Fietas under the Group Areas Act, Fietas, Johannesburg (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | gelatin silver print |
Brief description | 'New 'white' and about-to-be-demolished 'Indian' housing during the destruction of Fietas under the Group Areas Act, Fietas, Johannesburg', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 4 May 1983. |
Physical description | A black and white photograph showing a small street in a housing area of Johannesburg. On the left hand side of the image, a house is being constructed, on the opposite side, another house has already been partly demolished. Building materials like wood and some bricks are scattered across the ground in the foreground of the image. |
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Credit line | Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987 |
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Bibliographic reference | Goldblatt, David. TJ. Johannesburg Photographs 1948-2010. Rome: Contrasto, 2010. Illustrated p. 217. |
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Accession number | E.71-1992 |
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Record created | April 16, 2008 |
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