Playground, Chiawelo, Soweto
Photograph
1972 (photographed)
1972 (photographed)
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Goldblatt documented both black and white communities in South Africa during the apartheid era, describing himself as ‘a self-appointed observer and critic of the society into which I was born.’ He made this photograph of children playing on a tangle of ruined car bodies during an extended project in Soweto, then the country’s largest black city. The title underscores the deprived conditions in the township of Chiawelo.
Object details
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| Title | Playground, Chiawelo, Soweto (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin silver print |
| Brief description | Photograph by David Goldblatt, 'Playground, Chiawelo, Soweto', 1972, gelatin silver print |
| Physical description | A black and white photograph of children in a South African township playing among car wrecks. |
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| Credit line | Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987 |
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| Summary | Goldblatt documented both black and white communities in South Africa during the apartheid era, describing himself as ‘a self-appointed observer and critic of the society into which I was born.’ He made this photograph of children playing on a tangle of ruined car bodies during an extended project in Soweto, then the country’s largest black city. The title underscores the deprived conditions in the township of Chiawelo. |
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| Accession number | E.31-1992 |
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| Record created | April 16, 2008 |
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