Dominee S. M. van Vuuren prays with the family he is visiting, Witfield, Boksburg.

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

A black and white photograph of a family, the parents with two little boys, sitting in a living room. They have all lowered their heads in concentration, the father is resting his forehead in his palm. They are praying together with a priest who sits at the left end of the couch, wearing a suit.

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Categories	Africa Photographs
Object type	Photograph
Title	Dominee S. M. van Vuuren prays with the family he is visiting, Witfield, Boksburg. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	gelatin silver print Photographic Paper Gelatin Silver Process
Brief description	'Dominee S. M. van Vuuren prays with the family he is visiting, Witfield, Boksburg', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 1980.
Physical description	A black and white photograph of a family, the parents with two little boys, sitting in a living room. They have all lowered their heads in concentration, the father is resting his forehead in his palm. They are praying together with a priest who sits at the left end of the couch, wearing a suit.
Dimensions	Image height: 18cm Image width: 18cm Sheet height: 20.8cm Sheet width: 30.3cm Size of image: 18 x 18 cm Size of sheet: 20.8 x 30.3 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 1980, signed (pencil verso) various annotations (pencil verso)
Credit line	Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987
Subjects depicted	Apartheid Religion (Concept) Christianity Families Living Rooms Clergy
Places depicted	South Africa Boksburg
Associated object	E.87-1992 (Pair)
Bibliographic references	Goldblatt, David. In Boksburg. New York: Errata Editions, 2010. Illustrated plate 34. Goldblatt, David. In Boksburg. Cape Town: The Gallery Press, 1982. Illustrated plate 59.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.88-1992

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Record created	March 17, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O199927/dominee-s-m-van-vuuren-photograph-goldblatt-david/

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