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Policeman in a squad car on Church Square, Pretoria

Photograph
1967 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A black and white photograph showing the rear of a car driving by, a police officer in uniform staring out of the car's window. In the background four other people are standing at the street, two men in dark suits and two women.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePoliceman in a squad car on Church Square, Pretoria (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
gelatin silver print
Brief description
'Policeman in a squad car on Church Square, Pretoria', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 1967.
Physical description
A black and white photograph showing the rear of a car driving by, a police officer in uniform staring out of the car's window. In the background four other people are standing at the street, two men in dark suits and two women.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 22.2cm
  • Image width: 32.8cm
  • Sheet height: 27.8cm
  • Sheet width: 35.2cm
Size of image: 22.2 x 32.8 cm Size of sheet: 27.8 x 35.2 cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Copyright by David Goldblatt Box 1464, Johannesburg, South Africa (artist's studio and copyright wetstamp, centre verso)
  • titled, dated 1967, signed (pencil, bottom and centre verso)
  • various annotations (pencil verso)
Credit line
Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987
Production
Titel as appears on verso.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Goldblatt, David. Some Afrikaners Revisited. Roggebaai, South Africa: Umuzi, 2007.
Collection
Accession number
E.18-1992

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Record createdMarch 17, 2009
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