Motorcycle

1989

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows a dismantled motorcycle leaning against a graffiti-covered concrete wall. The color palette consists of various shades of black, white, and gray. The motorcycle is positioned in the foreground left of center, surrounded by scattered debris and garbage on the ground. The wall behind it is covered in graffiti and markings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    sheet/image: 25.1 × 32.1 cm (9 7/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4820

  • 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

Bibliography

1995

  • Goldberg, Jim. Raised by Wolves. Zurich, 1995: 188.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, bottom right corner in graphite: 116

Wikidata ID

Q64155644

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