Oasis

1989, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image depicts two people standing close to each other on a sidewalk at night. One person is holding a small mirror up to her mouth. She has long dark hair with bangs, wears a sleeveless top, jeans, and a bracelet on her left wrist. The other person has curly hair and is leaning towards her shoulder. He is wearing a light-colored collared shirt. In the background, there is an awning with the word "OASIS" and a dark street with scattered lights illuminating distant buildings and parked cars.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.4 × 27.6 cm (13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
    image: 32.4 × 21.3 cm (12 3/4 × 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4776

  • Series Title

    Raised by Wolves

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: 119.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg 1989/94 AP[circled] BOOK PRINT; by unknown hand, bottom left corner in graphite: 1

Wikidata ID

Q64155762

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