Six orphans from the Muroemba family
| CCAC #: | 0416 |
| Artwork title: | Six orphans from the Muroemba family |
| Artist(s): |
Gideon Mendel |
| Year made: | 2004 |
| Artwork type: | Photography |
| Medium: | Digital Photographic print, mounted between metal and glass |
| Dimensions (mm): | 690 x 356 |
| Artwork series: |
Children Left Behind |
| Source: | Donated by the artist |
| Year acquired: | 2015 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Current location: | In storage |
| Exhibitions: | |
| Signage: | Pictured here, six orphans from the Muroemba family walk the long distance of approximately 7 km from their school to the home of their grandfather where they live in a small Mozambican village. Their grandfather is responsible for a total of 11 orphans, the children of his two daughters who had died from AIDS-related infections. |
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NOTE: The process of photographing artworks in the CCAC is underway - we are currently working to improve image quality and display on the CMS but have included internal reference photos for identification purposes in the interim.
NOTE: The process of photographing artworks in the CCAC is underway - we are currently working to improve image quality and display on the CMS but have included internal reference photos for identification purposes in the interim.