Echo Before Her Date

1988, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows two individuals in a candid moment. The woman in the foreground is partially visible, with her upper torso and face in view, angled towards the left side of the frame. She is holding an object in one hand and closely inspecting it, with her curly, light hair partially obscuring her face. She is wearing a denim jacket with visible buttons and an array of bracelets and a wristwatch on her wrist. Sitting slightly behind her is a man, visible from the waist up, with his body angled towards her. He has a focused expression on his face, short, light hair, and he is wearing a jacket with patches on it. The background is blurred, indicating a room with possibly some plant-like elements and indistinct objects on a table. The overall setting suggests an informal, relaxed environment.

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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

    2015.19.4799

  • 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: 162.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg 1988/94 AP[circled] BOOK PRINT

Wikidata ID

Q64155792

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