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Ernest Levi Tsosloane Cole, South African, 1940 - 1990

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circa 1960

Gelatin silver print

Image: 6 5/8 × 9 15/16 in. (16.8 × 25.2 cm)

Sheet: 7 13/16 × 10 3/16 in. (19.8 × 25.9 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Contemporary Art Fund, the Elizabeth and David C. Lowenstein '67 Fund, the Virginia and Preston T. Kelsey 1958 Fund, and the Fund for Contemporary Photography.

2020.19.7

Geography

Place Made: South Africa, Africa

Period

20th century

Object Name

Photograph

Research Area

Photograph

Not on view

Inscriptions

Signed, on reverse, center, in black ink: c[circled] ERNEST COLE.; inscribed, on reverse, top edge, center, in black ink: FOR WHITES ONLY 8.; inscribed, on reverse, upper right edge, in graphite: SYDAFRIKA; inscribed, on reverse, lower right, in red pencil: UNIK KOPIA; inscribed, on reverse, lower right, in graphite: OBS! / UNIK KOPIA; Stamped, on reverse, center, beneath signature, in blue ink: THE / JOHN HILLELSON / AGENCY LTD. / 145, FLEET STREET, / LONDON, E.C.4.; Stamped, on reverse, center, in red ink: [in rectangle] Returneras till / TIOFOTO bildbyra / Kunsegatan 55 / Stockholm C / tel. 245410 (245414 after kont.tld); [2 additional TIOFOTO stamps, and 8 additional stamps of 6-8 digit numbers]

Provenance

Goodman Gallery UK Limited, London; sold to present collection, 2020.

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