Clyde Norbert

1978, printed 1984

Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jim Goldberg, San Francisco; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1994; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • Sight/Insight: Photographs from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 26 – October 29, 2006

2016

  • Intersections: Photographs and Videos from the National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016 - 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Bibliography

1985

  • Goldberg, Jim. Rich and Poor. New York, 1985: unnumbered.

Inscriptions

in subject's hand, across center below image [photographically printed on sheet in black]: I am going to build an / empire; bottom right: Clyde Norbert; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Jim Goldberg 1978/84; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: JG.041.8

Wikidata ID

Q64155823

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