Fazal Sheikh
Day Laborer, Lebowa Homeland, South Africa

Day Laborer, Lebowa Homeland, South Africa

© Fazal Sheikh

Day Laborer, Lebowa Homeland, South Africa
Day Laborer, Lebowa Homeland, South Africa
ArtistAmerican, born 1965
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Day Laborer, Lebowa Homeland, South Africa
Date1989, printed 2016
Place depictedLebowa Homeland, South Africa
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 12 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (32.7 × 25 cm)
 Sheet: 22 5/8 × 16 7/16 in. (57.4 × 41.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Jane P. Watkins
Object number2017.33
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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil, verso, bottom center: DAY LABORER // LEBOWA HOMELAND, SOUTH AFRICA // 1989 // © Fazal Sheikh
Signed in pencil, verso, bottom center: DAY LABORER // LEBOWA HOMELAND, SOUTH AFRICA // 1989 // © Fazal Sheikh

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