Sitting next to each other, strangers often become intertwined in their sleep

© The David Goldblatt Legacy Trust

Sitting next to each other, strangers often become intertwined in their sleep

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Sitting next to each other, strangers often become intertwined in their sleep,

1983

David Goldblatt, 1930–2018; born Gauteng, South Africa; died Johannesburg
2019-19

Information

Title
Sitting next to each other, strangers often become intertwined in their sleep
Dates

1983

Maker
David Goldblatt
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 25.4 × 37.7 cm (10 × 14 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2019-19
Place Depicted

Africa, South Africa

Signatures
Signed and dated in graphite on verso: David Goldblatt 22/10/83
Culture
South African
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
sleeping, hats, buses, men

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

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