Street Map (#1)

1986, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

This is a photograph of hands holding a knife in a dimly lit urban environment. The image captures a pair of hands firmly grasping a folding knife that is partially opened, with the blade reflecting light. The background is blurred and out-of-focus, suggesting a nighttime setting with bright lights and shapes that hint at a street scene or urban landscape. The photograph is in black and white, emphasizing the contrast between the lit blade and the surrounding darkness.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.6 × 35.4 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.)
    image: 21.3 × 32.5 cm (8 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4807

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: 182.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg 1986/94 AP[circled] BOOK PRINT; by unknown hand, bottom left corner in graphite: 1

Wikidata ID

Q64155802

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