Street Map (#6)

1988, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

This is a photograph of an alley filled with discarded cardboard boxes next to garbage bins. The alley is bounded by brick walls on both sides, with one wall featuring a door and some graffiti. The ground is covered with scattered debris, including cardboard boxes and other rubbish items. Some of the items appear to be packing boxes for beer products. The perspective is down the length of the alley, which has a narrow feel. In the background, additional buildings and architectural elements extend upwards. The photograph captures a moment of stillness amid an urban landscape, characterized by its untidy and neglected appearance.

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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 × 32.6 cm (8 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4811


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

Exhibition History

2007

  • Looking for the "There There": California Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, November 21, 2007 – April 13, 2008

Bibliography

1995

  • Goldberg, Jim. Raised by Wolves. Zurich, 1995: 182.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64155808

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