Monique, Christmas, Rose Hotel

1990, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image depicts a woman from the knees up, sitting down and leaning slightly forward. Her head is turned downward, focusing on her hands which rest on her right knee. She has short textured hair and wears a spaghetti strap top, fishnet tights, and a denim skirt. She has a tattoo of a dragon design on her upper arm, and is adorned with several bracelets and a large ring. In the background, there is a plain wall with posters, a chair, and a pile of fabrics or bags.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.2 × 27.8 cm (13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in.)
    image: 32.1 × 25.3 cm (12 5/8 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4832

  • 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: 215.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg 1990/94 AP[circled] BOOK PRINT

Wikidata ID

Q64155659

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