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Camerapix Photograph: South Africa by Jan Kopec, 1970-1979

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Shelfmark: MS. 23712 photogr. 9, item 39
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SOUTH AFRICA VOLUNTEER BLACK Mr. Attwell and his family live happily together, although their lives are full of legal irregularities. Simone Armour, the mother of his nine-month old son Gideon, is officially married to a man in London; three year-old Tessa and eight year-old Hugo are the children of that marriage. The little black boy is an orphan that Lionel Attwell and Simone adopted unofficially which brought investigations from the police; now Lionel Attwell has asked to be reclassified as Black, so that he can become one of the "exploited, humiliated, degraded, a non-White, so that at least I can share their wretchedness". Please acknowledge: photograph by JAN KOPEC CAMERA PRESS

[Stamped Camera Press, London]

Dates

  • Creation: 1970-1979

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

  • No linguistic content; Not applicable

Shelfmark

MS. 23712 photogr. 9, item 39

Former reference:

29969_72_8

Physical Facet

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

17.5cm x 25.2cm (6 7/8 in x 9 7/8 in)

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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