Mother and child in their home after the destruction of its shelter by officials of the Western Cape Development Board Crossroads, Cape Town, 11 October 1984

© The David Goldblatt Legacy Trust

Mother and child in their home after the destruction of its shelter by officials of the Western Cape Development Board Crossroads, Cape Town, 11 October 1984

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Mother and child in their home after the destruction of its shelter by officials of the Western Cape Development Board Crossroads, Cape Town, 11 October 1984,

1984

David Goldblatt, 1930–2018; born Gauteng, South Africa; died Johannesburg
2019-18

Information

Title
Mother and child in their home after the destruction of its shelter by officials of the Western Cape Development Board Crossroads, Cape Town, 11 October 1984
Dates

1984

Maker
David Goldblatt
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 28.1 × 35.4 cm (11 1/16 × 13 15/16 in.) sheet: 37 × 34 cm (14 9/16 × 13 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2019-18
Place Depicted

Africa, South Africa, Cape Town

Culture
South African
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
beds (furniture), tables (support furniture), families, children (people by age group), mothers, suitcases

The artist; [Goodman Gallery, Capetown, South Africa]; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 2019.

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