Mine Worker and His Wife (Xhosa husband & wife)
Description
Image size: 20" wd. x 13.5" ht.
A Xhosa mine worker and his wife, stand together upon the husbands annual return to his village in the Transkei. They routinely spent 11 months a year apart, with him working underground, like Millions of black South Africans, mining gold in mines near Johannesburg.
Exhibition
Nelson Mandela: A Photographer's Journey with the Father of South Africa, Featuring Pulitzer Prize Winning Photojournalist, David Turnley
Starts June 20, 2020 11:00 AM EDT
Ends July 20, 2020 3:41 PM EDT
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