Eyesight testing at Vosloorus Eye Clinic, sponsored by Boksburg Lions Club, Boksburg
Photograph
1980 (photographed)
1980 (photographed)
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A black and white photograph of a man sitting on a medical chair in an examination room. He is wearing glasses. An eyesight test hangs on the wall behind him. In front of him another man in a lab coat seems to examine him.
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Title | Eyesight testing at Vosloorus Eye Clinic, sponsored by Boksburg Lions Club, Boksburg (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | gelatin silver print |
Brief description | 'Eyesight testing at Vosloorus Eye Clinic, sponsored by Boksburg Lions Club, Boksburg', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 1980. |
Physical description | A black and white photograph of a man sitting on a medical chair in an examination room. He is wearing glasses. An eyesight test hangs on the wall behind him. In front of him another man in a lab coat seems to examine him. |
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Credit line | Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987 |
Production | Title as appears on verso. This title differs from the one published by the artist's gallery, Michael Stevenson, where the work is entitled: 'Eyesight testing at the Vosloorus Eye Clinic of the Boksburg Lions Club'. |
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Bibliographic reference | Goldblatt, David. In Boksburg. New York: Errata Editions, 2010. |
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Accession number | E.75-1992 |
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Record created | March 17, 2009 |
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