Playing With Shaving Cream (Ziggy, Dave, and Echo)

1989, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows three individuals on a bare mattress in a cramped room. The woman is sitting upright with one leg bent, holding her arm, while the man beside her leans over, appearing to focus on her arm. The woman has short blonde hair and is wearing a dark sleeveless top and shorts, along with a beaded necklace and bracelets. The man next to her has short, slightly disheveled hair and is shirtless. Another man is lying down near the foot of the mattress with his head resting on some fabric. He has long dark hair and is wearing a dark shirt, a bracelet, and a ring on his hands. The room is cluttered, with a small TV set featuring prominent antennas in the foreground. Blankets and clothes are scattered around, and a pair of boots are visible in another corner. The background shows a plain wall with paint chipping and an open shelf filled with small scattered items. The room appears untidy, with litter on the floor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.7 × 35.4 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.)
    image: 21.3 × 32.4 cm (8 3/8 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4800

  • 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: 164.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg 1989/94 AP[circled] BOOK PRINT

Wikidata ID

Q64155793

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