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Man sleeping, Joubert Park, Johannesburg

Photograph
1975 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A black and white photograph of the upper part of a man's body. The man is lying on the ground and turns his back to the camera. He is wearing a checkered flannel shirt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMan sleeping, Joubert Park, Johannesburg (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
gelatin silver print
Brief description
'Man sleeping, Joubert Park, Johannesburg', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 1975
Physical description
A black and white photograph of the upper part of a man's body. The man is lying on the ground and turns his back to the camera. He is wearing a checkered flannel shirt.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 23.1cm
  • Image width: 27.8cm
  • Sheet height: 27.8cm
  • Sheet width: 35.2cm
Size of image: 23.1 x 27.8 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, verso)
  • titled, dated 1975, signed (pencil verso)
  • various annotations (pencil verso)
Credit line
Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Goldblatt, David. Particulars. Johannesburg: Goodman Gallery Editions, 2003.
  • Goldblatt, David and Gordimer, Nadine. Lifetimes: Under Apartheid. London: Jonathan Cape, 1986. Illustrated p. 105.
  • Goldblatt, David. Photographs. Roma: Contrasto, 2006.
  • Goldblatt, David. Fifty-one Years. Barcelona: Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, 2001. Illustrated p. 231.
  • Elizabeth Price, In a dream you saw a way to survive and you were full of joy, London: Hayward Pulishing, 2016. ISBN: 9781853323485.
Collection
Accession number
E.60-1992

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Record createdMarch 17, 2009
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