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Chained by the leg as if she was a vicious dog, this prisoner of Papa Kitoko’s asylum finds solace nursing the child of another

Chained by the leg as if she was a vicious dog, this prisoner of Papa Kitoko’s asylum finds solace nursing the child of another
 (1992)

Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Coles Myer Ltd, Governor, 1996
© Stephen Dupont
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
33.2 × 49.7 cm (image) 40.6 × 50.8 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Luanda, Angola
Inscription
typed on accompanying paper label: STEPHEN DUPONT (underlined) / Chained by the leg as if she was a vicious dog, this prisoner of Papa Kitoko’s / asylum finds solace nursing the child of another.
Accession Number
1996.525
Department
Australian Photography
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Coles Myer Ltd, Governor, 1996
© Stephen Dupont
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Daryl and Anne Whinney
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Series of photographs produced in Angola in 1992.

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