Midnight, Hollywood Boulevard

1989

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows a young woman seated on a stool with her legs crossed, facing an arcade machine. Her body is captured from the side, revealing her seated position with one hand on the machine's joystick. Her facial features are partially visible in profile, and she has long, straight hair cascading down her back. She wears a dark sleeveless dress and light-colored socks with sneakers. On her wrist, she has a bracelet and a watch. The background features another arcade machine, visible behind her, with vibrant artwork on the machine titled "Whirlwind." The setting is likely an arcade, indicated by the presence of multiple gaming machines and a patterned tile floor.

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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

    2016.23.20

  • 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, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Raised by Wolves: Photographs and Documents of Runaways by Jim Goldberg, Zurich Museum of Design, May 30 - July 30, 1995; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, September 16 - November 19, 1995; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, January 12 - March 24, 1996; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 13 - May 11, 1997; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, June 19 - September 11, 1997; Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, October 14, 1997 - January 9, 1998.

Bibliography

1995

  • Goldberg, Jim. Raised by Wolves. Zurich, 1995: 218.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, bottom left corner in graphite: 1

Wikidata ID

Q64155660

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