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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

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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

families, beds (furniture), tables (support furniture), children (people by age group), mothers, suitcases

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Citation

David Goldblatt (1930–2018; born Gauteng, South Africa; died Johannesburg), 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. Gelatin silver print; 28.1 × 35.4 cm (image), 37 × 34 cm (sheet). Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund (2019-18) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/135201

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