The playing fields of Tladi, Soweto, Johannesburg, August 1972

The playing fields of Tladi, Soweto, Johannesburg, August 1972
 1972; printed 1982

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Not on display
 

About this work

“Certainly politics has always been on my mind, politics in the broadest sense. … In all the work I have done though I have been engaged with the consequences of our actions and of our values.”
David Goldblatt, 2002

Artwork Details

Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
24.0 × 24.0 cm (image) 35.4 × 27.8 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Tladi, Soweto, South Africa
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in pencil on reverse c.l.: The playing fields of Tladi. Soweto, Johannesburg. / August 1972.
inscribed (diagonally) in pencil on reverse l.c.: David Goldblatt. / '82.
Accession Number
PH144-1983
Department
International Photography
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 1983
© The David Goldblatt Legacy Trust
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Daryl and Anne Whinney
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Gallery location
Not on display

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