Dave's Jacket

1991, printed 1997

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

This is a photograph of a denim jacket covered with handwritten words and phrases. The background is plain, contrasting with the elaborate scribblings on the jacket. The writings are in different colors - black, red, and blue - and vary in size and orientation. The jacket has classic denim styling with a pointed collar, button closures, and visible seam lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.9 × 35.5 cm (11 × 14 in.)
    image: 26.4 × 33.9 cm (10 3/8 × 13 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4727

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: 44-45.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in black marker: DAVE'S JACKET 1991/97 AP Jim Goldberg

Wikidata ID

Q64155700

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