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Plastic shelters, KTC Squatter Camp, Cape Town

Photograph
1984 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A black and white photograph of a makeshift shelter made from black plastic sheets in a squatter camp.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePlastic shelters, KTC Squatter Camp, Cape Town (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
gelatin silver print
Brief description
'Plastic shelters, KTC Squatter Camp, Cape Town', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 1984.
Physical description
A black and white photograph of a makeshift shelter made from black plastic sheets in a squatter camp.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 27.3cm
  • Image width: 26.8cm
  • Sheet height: 40.3cm
  • Sheet width: 30cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Copyright by David Goldblatt Box 1464, Johannesburg, South Africa (artist's studio and copyright wetstamp, verso)
  • titled, dated 1984, signed (pencil verso)
  • various annotations (pencil verso)
Credit line
Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Bibliographic reference
Goldblatt, David. South Africa. The Structure of Things Then. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Collection
Accession number
E.107-1992

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Record createdApril 16, 2008
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