With half of his building destroyed under the Apartheid regulation that had declared this suburb “White”, Hassimia Sahib, butcher, continued trading and refused to move until given the site he had selected in the declared “Asiatic” suburb to which he was to be consigned. Housing for Whites already occupied. Pageview, Johannesburg. 8 March 1986

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

David Goldblatt

Title

With half of his building destroyed under the Apartheid regulation that had declared this suburb “White”, Hassimia Sahib, butcher, continued trading and refused to move until given the site he had selected in the declared “Asiatic” suburb to which he was to be consigned. Housing for Whites already occupied. Pageview, Johannesburg. 8 March 1986

Date

Made 1986

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 27.1 × 33.8 cm (10 11/16 × 13 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Art Institute of Chicago, Promised gift of Cecily Cameron and Derek Schrier

Reference Number

Obj: 259003

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