Railway shunter who dreamed of a garden watered by his dam, Koksoord, Randfontein
Photograph
1962 (photographed)
1962 (photographed)
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A black and white photograph of a man standing at a pond in front of a small house. The scene is reflected in the surface of the pond together with a windmill and a bright sky with fluffy clouds. The reflection covers two thirds of the image.
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Title | Railway shunter who dreamed of a garden watered by his dam, Koksoord, Randfontein (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | gelatin silver print |
Brief description | 'Railway shunter who dreamed of a garden watered by his dam, Koksoord, Randfontein', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 1962. |
Physical description | A black and white photograph of a man standing at a pond in front of a small house. The scene is reflected in the surface of the pond together with a windmill and a bright sky with fluffy clouds. The reflection covers two thirds of the image. |
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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: 'A plot-holder who shunted trains and dreamed of growing a garden, with no bricks or concrete in it, watered by his dam, Koksoord, Randfontein, Transvaal, (Gauteng), 1962'. |
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Bibliographic reference | Goldblatt, David. Some Afrikaners Revisited. Roggebaai, South Africa: Umuzi, 2007. |
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Accession number | E.6-1992 |
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Record created | July 25, 2003 |
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