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