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

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Photography and Media

1984

David Goldblatt
South African, 1930-2018

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Department: Photography and Media

Artist: David Goldblatt
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
Date: Made 1984
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 27.2 × 34.9 cm (10 3/4 × 13 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Art Institute of Chicago, Promised gift of Cecily Cameron and Derek Schrier
Reference Number: Obj: 258999

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