Chaos in County Jail

1992, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows a person from the waist up, positioned slightly leaning forward with an elbow on a table, holding a telephone receiver to their ear. They have short, dark hair that is styled back from their face. Their facial expression is neutral, and they have dark eyebrows and eyes, with a slight smile on their lips. The person is wearing a sleeveless shirt, and on their right arm, there's a tattoo that is visible. They are holding the telephone receiver in their left hand. The background features a plain wall with a slight gradient, and part of a window frame can be seen to the left. The scene is presented in black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.7 × 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

    2015.19.4845


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: 246.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg 1992/94 AP[circled] BOOK PRINT

Wikidata ID

Q64155676

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