Dave In the Car, #2

1991, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image is a close-up of a person's face, focusing on the left side from forehead to chin. The person appears to be sitting upright, and only a partial view of the face, including one eye, is visible. The facial features, such as wrinkles near the eye and a slight smile, are clearly defined in the monochrome filter. They are wearing a textured cap with a visible seam along the brim, and what appears to be a textured shirt or jacket is partially visible. The surrounding area includes a blurred background with a structured fabric-like texture. There are no visible jewelry or objects being held.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.4 × 27.6 cm (13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
    image: 32.5 × 21.4 cm (12 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4861

  • 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: 301.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg 1991/94 AP[circled] BOOK PRINT; by unknown hand, bottom left corner in graphite: 1

Wikidata ID

Q64155696

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