Beating the Snitch

1986

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

This is a photograph of two individuals engaged in a physical struggle on a street corner. One person has their arm around the neck of the other, who appears to be resisting the hold. The background shows part of a building facade, suggesting an urban setting. The lighting casts sharp shadows, accentuating the physicality and tension of the scene. The photograph has a grainy texture, enhancing the sense of immediacy and movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Jim Goldberg)

  • Dimensions

    image: 204.47 × 127 cm (80 1/2 × 50 in.)
    framed: 208.28 × 130.81 × 3.81 cm (82 × 51 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5113

  • Series Title

    Raised by Wolves

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jim Goldberg, San Francisco; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • Recent Acquisitions from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, June 26 – October 4, 2009

Wikidata ID

Q64155817

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