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New 'white' and about-to-be-demolished 'Indian' housing during the destruction of Fietas under the Group Areas Act, Fietas, Johannesburg

Photograph
1983 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Goldblatt, David (photographer)
Place of origin
South Africa (photographed)

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.


Object details

Categories
Africa
Photographs
Object type
Photograph
TitleNew '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
Photographic Paper
Gelatin Silver Process
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.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 27.6cm
  • Image width: 35cm
  • Sheet height: 30cm
  • Sheet width: 40.2cm
Style
Documentary
Marks and inscriptions
  • Copyright by David Goldblatt Box 1464, Johannesburg, South Africa (artist's studio and copyright wetstamp, verso)
  • titled, dated 1983, signed (pencil verso)
  • various annotations (pencil verso)
Credit line
Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987
Subjects depicted
Apartheid
Housing
Places depicted
South Africa
Johannesburg
Bibliographic reference
Goldblatt, David. TJ. Johannesburg Photographs 1948-2010. Rome: Contrasto, 2010. Illustrated p. 217.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.71-1992

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Record createdApril 16, 2008
Record URL
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