Tank, Room 17, Riviera Hotel

1987, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

This is a photograph of a hand holding and aiming a gun out of a window towards a street below. The image captures a close-up view of the scene, with the focus on the gun barrel aiming out of the window. Buildings and pavement are visible in the blurred background. The depth of field is shallow, keeping the gun and the forearm in focus. The light captures the texture of the building facade and the shine on the gun.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.6 × 35.4 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.)
    image: 21.3 × 32.5 cm (8 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4838

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: 228-229.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg AP[circled] BOOK PRINT / 1992/94; by unknown hand, bottom left corner in graphite: 1?

Wikidata ID

Q64155668

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