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Mofolo South, Soweto by David Goldblatt — VisualArtsDB

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Mofolo South, Soweto

Mofolo South, Soweto

David Goldblatt

1972

Dimensions: 30 Centimeters (Measurements) × 23.2 Centimeters (Measurements) × 35.6 Centimeters (Measurements) × 27.9 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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Object Record Structure: Whole

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Thirteen kilometers of this coastline were a White Group Area, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, 9 January 1986

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