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A senior farmworker with his wives, Thabazimbi, Transvaal

Photograph
1985 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A black and white photograph of a motorbike in front of a hut with a corrugated iron roof. A man seems to be repairing the bike while a woman in a dark dress watches him. Another woman in a white dress behind him is carrying a white bucket into the hut. In the background are some bare-branched trees.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA senior farmworker with his wives, Thabazimbi, Transvaal (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
gelatin silver print
Brief description
'A senior farmworker with his wives, Thabazimbi, Transvaal', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 1985.
Physical description
A black and white photograph of a motorbike in front of a hut with a corrugated iron roof. A man seems to be repairing the bike while a woman in a dark dress watches him. Another woman in a white dress behind him is carrying a white bucket into the hut. In the background are some bare-branched trees.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 26.7cm
  • Image width: 33.4cm
  • Sheet height: 30.2cm
  • Sheet width: 40.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Copyright by David Goldblatt Box 1464, Johannesburg, South Africa (artist's studio and copyright wetstamp, centre verso)
  • titled, dated 1985, signed (pencil verso)
  • various annotations (pencil verso)
Credit line
Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.102-1992

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Record createdApril 16, 2008
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