Playing Chicken, Flynn Squat

1988, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

This is a photograph of a hazy landscape. In the foreground, there is a figure standing with outstretched arms. On the right side, there is a small, leafless branch jutting up. The background shows a blurred urban area. The image captures a sense of depth and perspective, with the cityscape fading into the horizon enveloped by mist and an overcast sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.8 × 35.2 cm (10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.)
    image: 17.6 × 22.6 cm (6 15/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4751

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jim Goldberg, San Francisco; Betsy Karel, formerly Betsy K. Frampton, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2001; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1995

  • Goldberg, Jim. Raised by Wolves. Zurich, 1995: 80-81.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg 1991/94 AP[circled] BOOK PRINT

Wikidata ID

Q64155733

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