Girl With No Name

1992, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows a person from the waist up, seated in a slightly hunched position. They have short, dark hair and a neutral expression with slightly parted lips. Their face has some dark marks or dirt on it. They wear a thick, padded jacket with a noticeable collar over a dark top, and light-colored pants. The jacket has visible wear with a patch on the arm. The person holds a small cigarette in one hand and has a matchstick or similar object in the other. The background is blurred, showing a plain wall or structure, possibly stairs or a concrete surface.

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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 × 24.8 cm (12 5/8 × 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4852

  • 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: 260.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64155685

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