David Goldblatt
- Introduction
- David Goldblatt HonFRPS (29 November 1930 – 25 June 2018) was a South African photographer noted for his portrayal of South Africa during the period of apartheid. After apartheid had ended he concentrated more on the country's landscapes. What differentiates Goldblatt's body of work from those of other anti-apartheid artists is that he photographed issues that went beyond the violent events of apartheid and reflected the conditions that led up to them. His forms of protest have a subtlety that traditional documentary photographs may lack: "[M]y dispassion was an attitude in which I tried to avoid easy judgments. . . . This resulted in a photography that appeared to be disengaged and apolitical, but which was in fact the opposite." He has numerous publications to his name.
- Wikidata
- Q569669
- Introduction
- Photographer was noted for his images of South Africa's struggles, including apartheid, poverty, AIDS, and gentrification.
- Nationality
- South African
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Photographer
- Names
- David Goldblatt, Lewis David Goldblatt
- Ulan
- 500353345
Exhibitions
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Scenes for a New Heritage: Contemporary Art from the Collection
Mar 8, 2015–Apr 11, 2016
MoMA
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9 + 1 Ways of Being Political: 50 Years of Political Stances in Architecture and Urban Design
Sep 12, 2012–Jun 9, 2013
MoMA
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Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000
Jul 29–Nov 5, 2012
MoMA
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Photography Rotation 8
May 13, 2011–Mar 12, 2012
MoMA
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The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today
Aug 1–Nov 1, 2010
MoMA
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David Goldblatt has
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David Goldblatt Randfontein, South Africa 1962
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David Goldblatt Barber's Chair of Mining Timbers, Luipaardsvlei Gold Mine, Krugersdorp, South Africa 1965
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David Goldblatt On Eloff Street, Johannesburg 1967
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David Goldblatt Policeman in a Squad Car on Church Square, Pretoria 1967
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David Goldblatt Soweto, South Africa 1970
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David Goldblatt Gang on Surface Work, Rustenberg Platinum Mine, South Africa 1971
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David Goldblatt Undertaker, Soweto, South Africa 1972
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David Goldblatt Couple in their House, Soweto, South Africa 1972
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David Goldblatt Young Man with a Pass, Soweto, South Africa 1972
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David Goldblatt Ndebele Broom Seller, Soweto, South Africa 1972
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David Goldblatt Soweto, South Africa 1972
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David Goldblatt Guy Gawkes Day, Soweto, South Africa 1972
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David Goldblatt Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa 1973
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David Goldblatt Domestic Worker on Abel Road, Hillbrow, Johannesburg March 1973
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David Goldblatt Joubert Park, Johannesburg 1975
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David Goldblatt Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg 1976
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David Goldblatt Saturday Morning at the Hypermarket: Semi-final of the Miss Lovely Legs Competition, Boksburg June 28, 1980
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David Goldblatt The Destruction of District Six under the Group Areas Act, Cape Town 5 May 1982
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David Goldblatt Gereformeerde Kerk or "Dopper Church," Totiusdal, Waverly, Pretoria 25 September 1983
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David Goldblatt The Transported of Kwa Ndebele: Going to Work - 3:30am Wolwekraal-Marabastad Bus, Standing Passengers Have Slumped to the Floor 1983
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David Goldblatt 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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David Goldblatt Garage Wall of a House in Verwoerdburg, Transvaal April 2, 1986
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David Goldblatt Luke Kgatitsoe at His House, Magopa, Ventersdorp District, Western Transvaal 21 October 1986
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David Goldblatt Sunday Afternoon, Oukasie, Brits, Transvaal 30 November 1986
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David Goldblatt Flushing Meadows and Lighting Masts, Site B, Khayelitsha, Cape Town 11 October 1987
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David Goldblatt Southeast Wing, African Men's Hostel, Alexandra Township, Johannesburg June 1, 1988
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David Goldblatt "Cape Dutch" House, Agatha, Tzaneen District, Northern Transvaal 10 April 1989
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David Goldblatt House near Phuthaditjhaba, Qwa Qwa May 1,1989
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David Goldblatt A Man Building His House on His Own Plot of Ground, Marselle Township, Kenton-on-Sea, Eastern Cape 8 July 1990
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David Goldblatt A New Shack under Construction, Lenasia Extension 9, Lenasia, Transvaal May 5, 1990
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David Goldblatt Stairway, Meerlust Wine Farm, near Stellenbosch, Cape 24 November 1990
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David Goldblatt Tourist Information Centre, Phuthaditjhaba, Qwa Qwa 21 May 1990
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David Goldblatt Street Traders and Montecasino, Fourways, Johannesburg June 8, 2001
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David Goldblatt Street Trader Waiting to Sell Food to Construction Workers from 93 Grayston Office Park, Sandton November 14, 2001
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David Goldblatt Women singing, Newton Squatter Camp, Johannesburg November 1, 2001
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David Goldblatt Braiding Hair on Bree Street, Johannesburg September 7, 2002
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David Goldblatt Barbers, Newton, Johannesburg November 1, 2003
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David Goldblatt Daniel Cloete, Goat Farmer, Pootjiespram, Richtersveld, Northern Cape December 23, 2003
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David Goldblatt A Grave in the New Cemetery, Masilo Township, Theunissen, Free State August 29, 2004
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David Goldblatt Crosses Erected on June 16, 2004 in Commemoration of and Protest against Farm Murders, Rietvlei, on the N1, near Polokwane, Limpopo June 19, 2004
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David Goldblatt Galvanised Ironware for Sale, Ruimsig, Strubensvalley, Johannesburg May 8, 2004
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David Goldblatt The Graves of the Cradock Four, Mathew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sicelo Mhlauli, and Sparrow Mkonto, Anti-Apartheid Activists and Community Leaders, Assassinated by Members of the Security Branch of the South African Police on 27 June 1985., The Confessed Murderers were Refused Amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Thus Far, No-One has been Prosecuted for the Crimes. Craddock, Eastern Cape October 14, 2004
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David Goldblatt The N1 at Lategan's Truck Inn, Laingsburg, in the Time of AIDS November 14, 2004
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David Goldblatt Mother and Child on Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton, Johannesburg March 8, 2005
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David Goldblatt House and Garden and the Chris Hani Informal Settlement, Tulbagh, Western Cape February 6, 2005
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David Goldblatt Monument Honouring the 'Contribution of the Horse to South African History,' Erected by the Rapportryers of Bethulie in 1982. Laura Rautenbach was the Sculptor., After the Theft of Bronze Oxen from a Voortrekker Monument in the Town, the Rapportryers Caged the Horse in Steel in 2004. Bethulie, Free State February 12, 2005
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