Sheltering behind his shovel from a stinging gale of grit as the shaft bottom is "blown over" by a man with a compressed-air hose. Before drilling holes for explosives can commence, the bottom must be cleared of grit and pebbles that might conceal sockets containing unexploded charges from the previous round of blasting. Copper is used for the nozzle of the hose so as to avoid sparks that might detonate the explosion of a "misfire." Artist: David Goldblatt (South African, 1930–2018)
Printer: Tony Meintjes (South African, born 1956)

1970, printed later

Medium: Carbon ink print
Dimensions: image: 17 13/16 × 11 3/4 in. (45.3 × 29.8 cm)
sheet: 19 × 12 15/16 in. (48.3 × 32.9 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with a gift from Jane P. Watkins, M.P.H. 1979; with the Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Class of 1913, Fund; and with support from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Accession Number: 2022.37.150
Culture: South African
Period: 20th century
Classification: Photographs
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Provenance

The artist, Goodman Gallery and Pace MacGill

Object copyright

In Copyright

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Object/Work type

carbon prints

Edition 2/10

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