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'Mofolo South, Soweto.

Photograph
09/1972 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A black and white photograph of a street scene in a South African township with rows of houses in the background.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Title'Mofolo South, Soweto. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
gelatin silver print
Brief description
'Mofolo South, Soweto', gelatin silver print by David Goldblatt, September 1972.
Physical description
A black and white photograph of a street scene in a South African township with rows of houses in the background.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 33.8cm
  • Image width: 26.8cm
  • Sheet height: 40.3cm
  • Sheet width: 30.1cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • titled, dated 1972, signed (pencil verso)
  • Copyright by David Goldblatt Box 1464, Johannesburg, South Africa (artist's studio and copyright wetstamp, verso)
  • various annotations (pencil verso)
Credit line
Gift of David Goldblatt, 1987
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Goldblatt, David. Kith, kin & khaya: South African photographs. Johannesburg: Goodman Gallery Editions, 2010. Illustrated p. 151, 197
  • Goldblatt, David. Fifty-one Years. Barcelona: Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, 2001. Illustrated p. 137.
Collection
Accession number
E.36-1992

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Record createdJuly 25, 2003
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