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Stevedore, Durban

Photograph
01/1953 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A black and white photograph of of a man with a handcart in front of a warehouse. He seems to be jumping while pushing the handcart.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleStevedore, Durban (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
gelatin silver print
Brief description
'Stevedore, Durban', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, January 1953.
Physical description
A black and white photograph of of a man with a handcart in front of a warehouse. He seems to be jumping while pushing the handcart.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 28.2cm
  • Image width: 19.2cm
  • Sheet height: 35.3cm
  • Sheet width: 27.7cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Copyright by David Goldblatt Box 1464, Johannesburg, South Africa (artist's studio and copyright wetstamp, centre verso)
  • titled, dated 1953, signed (pencil verso)
  • various annotations (pencil verso)
Credit line
Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Bibliographic reference
Goldblatt, David. Kith, kin & khaya: South African photographs. Johannesburg: Goodman Gallery Editions, 2010. p. 188
Collection
Accession number
E.4-1992

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Record createdMay 14, 2008
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