Ivy in the Boston Garden: Back

1973

Nan Goldin

Associated Names
Nan Goldin

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows a woman walking along a path. She is seen from behind, taking a step with one foot slightly ahead of the other. Her facial features are not visible as her back is to the camera, but she is wearing a dark hat and has a bob haircut. She is dressed in a matching knee-length skirt and jacket ensemble, with a fur stole draped over her shoulders. The woman appears to be holding a small, dark handbag, and in her other hand, she holds a cigarette. The background is a blurred outdoor setting, with a pathway winding through what seems to be a park, featuring leafless trees and distant hills. The image has a vintage, grainy look.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 47.2 x 32.4 cm (18 9/16 x 12 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 x 41 cm (19 7/8 x 16 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.30.18


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; NGA purchase (through Zwirner & Wirth, New York), 2008.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 30–December 31, 2012

Bibliography

1992

  • Goldin, Nan. Die Andere Seite, 1972-1992. Exh. cat. Zurich, Berlin, New York: Der Alltag/ Parkett and Scalo Verlag, 1992: 38.

1996

  • Sussman, Elisabeth. Nan Goldin: I'll Be Your Mirror. New York : Whitney Museum of American Art. 1996: 56.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across lower center in graphite: Ivy in the Boston Garden: back. Boston. 1973 Nan Goldin 4/18

Wikidata ID

Q64158362

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