Zulu women salvaging bricks for a white contractor from Indians' houses demolished under the Group Areas Act, Fietas, Johannesburg
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1982 (photographed)
1982 (photographed)
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A black and white photograph of a heap of bricks in front of a demolished house. A group of women is salvaging bricks from the destroyed buildings. in the background.
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Title | Zulu women salvaging bricks for a white contractor from Indians' houses demolished under the Group Areas Act, Fietas, Johannesburg (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | gelatin silver print |
Brief description | 'Zulu women salvaging bricks for a white contractor from Indians' houses demolished under the Group Areas Act, Fietas, Johannesburg', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 3 June 1982. |
Physical description | A black and white photograph of a heap of bricks in front of a demolished house. A group of women is salvaging bricks from the destroyed buildings. in the background. |
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Credit line | Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987 |
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Bibliographic reference | Goldblatt, David. Fifty-one Years. Barcelona: Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, 2001. Illustrated p. 226. |
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Accession number | E.70-1992 |
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Record created | March 17, 2009 |
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