Sinker's helper and sinker, the Schoonraad brothers

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Photography and Media

1966

David Goldblatt
South African, 1930-2018

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Photography and Media

Artist: David Goldblatt
Title: Sinker's helper and sinker, the Schoonraad brothers
Date: Made 1966
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 29 × 28.8 cm (11 7/16 × 11 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Art Institute of Chicago, Promised gift of Cecily Cameron and Derek Schrier
Reference Number: Obj: 258970

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