Funeral with military honours.for two National Service men, boyhood friends, killed in the same action against SWAPO forces on the Namibia-Angola border, Boksburg
Photograph
1980 (photographed)
1980 (photographed)
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A black and white photograph depicting a funeral, with people standing around an open grave into which the coffin seems to have just been lowered. In the centre of the image, a man in uniform salutes the dead.
Techniques: Gelatin-silver print
Techniques: Gelatin-silver print
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Title | Funeral with military honours.for two National Service men, boyhood friends, killed in the same action against SWAPO forces on the Namibia-Angola border, Boksburg (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | gelatin silver print |
Brief description | 'Funeral with military honours, Boksburg', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, 1980. |
Physical description | A black and white photograph depicting a funeral, with people standing around an open grave into which the coffin seems to have just been lowered. In the centre of the image, a man in uniform salutes the dead. Techniques: Gelatin-silver print |
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Credit line | Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987 |
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Accession number | E.78-1992 |
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Record created | March 17, 2009 |
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