Boy in a basement, Hillbrow, Johannesburg, June 1972
1972; printed 1983
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
23.0 × 23.0 cm (image) 35.3 × 27.8 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 1983
© The David Goldblatt Legacy Trust
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in pencil on reverse c.l.: David Goldblatt / 1983
inscribed (diagonally) in pencil on reverse c.l.: Boy in a basement. / Hillbrow. Johannesburg. / June 1972.
Accession Number
PH146-1983
Department
International Photography
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