On a Saturday afternoon in the heart of Johannesburg, five Tsotsis mug a white man

Provenance

Darryl Cowherd, Washington, DC; NGA purchase, 2022.

On a Saturday afternoon in the heart of Johannesburg, five Tsotsis mug a white man

1960

Accession Number

2022.102.9

Medium

gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image/sheet: 24.4 × 16.5 cm (9 5/8 × 6 1/2 in.)

Classification

Photograph

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

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