David Goldblatt
| Artist Name: | David Goldblatt |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Year of birth: | 1930 |
| Year of death: | 2018 |
| Artist information: | David Goldblatt (1913-2018), born in Randfontein, South Africa, was a significant photographer who documented the country's structure, people, and landscapes from 1948 until his death. Renowned for his powerful images capturing public and private life during Apartheid, his work explored colonial-era architecture, believing it reflected its builders. Goldblatt extensively photographed the Witwatersrand, his resource-rich home region. Combining documentation and artistry, he was known for his detailed captions identifying subject, place, and time, revealing the impact of racial segregation on daily life. In 1989, he founded the Market Photography Workshop in Johannesburg. He was the first South African with a solo exhibition at MoMA in New York (1998), and his archive is held at Yale University. A major retrospective, "David Goldblatt Fifty-One Years," toured from 2001. He exhibited at Documenta 11 and 12. Awards include the 2006 Hasselblad Award and the 2009 Henri Cartier-Bresson Award. His work is held in several prominent international collections, including the MoMa, Tate Modern, and the Center Pompidou. Reference: Goodman Gallery. n.d. David Goldblatt #about, [O] Available at: https://www.goodman-gallery.co... [accessed 14 May 2025] |
David Goldblatt
Twenty six punishment cells and lavatory, Number Four, Hillbrow, Johannesburg. 31 December 1999
CCAC# 0097
David Goldblatt
On Eloff Street
CCAC# 0334L
David Goldblatt
Fietas, Johannesburg
CCAC# 0335L
David Goldblatt
In Boksburg
CCAC# 0336L
David Goldblatt
Shaft Sinking / President Steyn Mine No. 4
CCAC# 0337L
David Goldblatt
A plot holder, his wife & eldest son at lunch, Wheatlands, Randfontein, Transvaal
CCAC# 0338L
David Goldblatt
A plot holder with the daughter of a servant, Wheatlands, Randfontein, Transvaal
CCAC# 0339L
