Those who once met / Will meet again. On the pillow of Velley Phakati whose husband had 'gone away'. 2365B Emdeni Extension, Soweto

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

A black and white photograph of a bed in the corner of a room with brick walls. On the bed lies a large embroidered pillow.

Techniques: Gelatin-silver print

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Categories	Photographs Africa
Object type	Photograph
Title	Those who once met / Will meet again. On the pillow of Velley Phakati whose husband had 'gone away'. 2365B Emdeni Extension, Soweto (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	gelatin silver print Photographic Paper Gelatin Silver Process
Brief description	'Those who once met / Will meet again. On the pillow of Velley Phakati whose husband had 'gone away'. 2365B Emdeni Extension, Soweto', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, August 1972.
Physical description	A black and white photograph of a bed in the corner of a room with brick walls. On the bed lies a large embroidered pillow. Techniques: Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions	Image height: 26.6cm Image width: 26.7cm Sheet height: 30.4cm Sheet width: 30.2cm Size of image: 26.6 x 26.7 cm Size of sheet: 30.4 x 30.2 cm
Style	Documentary
Marks and inscriptions	Copyright by David Goldblatt Box 1464, Johannesburg, South Africa (artist's studio and copyright wetstamp, centre verso) titled, dated 1972, signed (pencil verso) various annotations (pencil verso)
Credit line	Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987
Subjects depicted	Apartheid Mourning Beds (Furniture) Pillows Embroidery
Places depicted	Johannesburg Soweto
Bibliographic reference	Goldblatt, David. TJ. Johannesburg Photographs 1948-2010. Rome: Contrasto, 2010. Illustrated p. 107.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.27-1992

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Record created	March 17, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O199866/those-who-once-met--photograph-david-goldblatt/

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