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David Goldblatt — Woman going to the trading store holding money under her blanket, near Flagstaff, Transkei
David Goldblatt

Woman going to the trading store holding money under her blanket, near Flagstaff, Transkei

A documentary photograph capturing a woman clutching money beneath her blanket as she travels to a trading store near Flagstaff in Transkei. Goldblatt's work documents the social and economic conditions of apartheid-era South Africa.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.

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September 25, 2020

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David Goldblatt, Woman going to the trading store holding money under her blanket, near Flagstaff, Transkei

A documentary photograph capturing a woman clutching money beneath her blanket as she travels to a trading store near Flagstaff in Transkei. Goldblatt's work documents the social and economic conditions of apartheid-era South Africa.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

South Africa, Economic Disparity, Documentary Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, Apartheid Era, Social Commentary, Everyday Life, Transkei

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