Price of Gold Series: Sekhobe Letsie

Photograph

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W17 Gallery

Name/Title

Price of Gold Series: Sekhobe Letsie

Entry/Object ID

PIE4253

Description

Sekhobe Letsie is 72 years old and lives on the outskirts of Maseru, Lesotho. Born in 1942 he started work in the mines in 1970, when he was 28 years old. He now has four children and lives off the little bit of farming he can manage and money from his son. He is confused about his medical condition and was adamant that he had never been taken for medical screening while on the mines. He has silicosis and has not received any compensation.

Made/Created

Artist

Thom Pierce

Date made

2015

Edition

Edition Size

7

Edition Number

1

Dimensions

Height

80 cm

Width

67 cm

Location

Building

BANK

Workplace

Workshop17

Province

Gauteng

Valuations

Valuation Type

Pricing

Value

ZAR 5,800.00

Date

Jun 20, 2025

Notes

Each work in this series is R5800 ex VAT

Intake

Notes

Thom Pierce (born 1978 in Jersey, Channel Islands) is an award-winning British photographic artist, based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

General Notes

Note

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