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'Committee meeting of the Boksburg branch of the National Party, in the the Town Hall, Boksburg', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 1980.

Photograph
1980 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Goldblatt, David (photographer)
Place of origin
South Africa (photographed)

A black and white photograph of a meeting in an assembly room with wooden floors, high ceilings and large windows. In the foreground a man who seems to be leading the meeting sits at a table, his back to the beholder. The audience consists of around 16 predominantly elderly people who sit in rows of chairs. There are several free seats left and the room seems much to big for the number of people.


Object details

Categories
Africa
Photographs
Object type
Photograph
Title'Committee meeting of the Boksburg branch of the National Party, in the the Town Hall, Boksburg', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 1980. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
gelatin silver print
Photographic Paper
Gelatin Silver Process
Brief description
'Committee meeting of the Boksburg branch of the National Party, in the Town Hall, Boksburg', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 1980.
Physical description
A black and white photograph of a meeting in an assembly room with wooden floors, high ceilings and large windows. In the foreground a man who seems to be leading the meeting sits at a table, his back to the beholder. The audience consists of around 16 predominantly elderly people who sit in rows of chairs. There are several free seats left and the room seems much to big for the number of people.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 20cm
  • Image width: 20cm
  • Sheet height: 30.3cm
  • Sheet width: 30.3cm
Size of image: 20 x 20 cm Size of sheet: 30.3 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
Political Parties
Meetings
Town Halls
Audiences
Places depicted
South Africa
Boksburg
Bibliographic references
  • Goldblatt, David. In Boksburg. Cape Town: The Gallery Press, 1982. Illustrated plate 61.
  • Goldblatt, David. In Boksburg. New York: Errata Editions, 2010. Illustrated plate 37.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.89-1992

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Record createdMarch 17, 2009
Record URL
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