Romulus and Remus

1988

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows a black and white photograph in a black frame. It depicts a person lying among dense vegetation. The viewpoint is facing the scene head-on, centered around the tangled branches and leaves of a shrub or small tree. The horizon is not visible. The style is high-contrast photography with stark blacks and whites defining the texture and form of the vegetation. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing the details and contrasts of the natural elements and the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    duratrans film, lightbox, and audio CD

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    overall (lightbox): 62.23 × 92.71 × 12.7 cm (24 1/2 × 36 1/2 × 5 in.)
    image: 60.96 × 91.44 cm (24 × 36 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5221

  • 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

Exhibition History

2011

  • Framed: Street Photography from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3 – April 17, 2011

Wikidata ID

Q64155819

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