Ragdoll with Patent Leather Purse

1990, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image captures a person standing outdoors. The individual is facing left, with one hand on their hip and the other holding a small dark handbag. The person's hair is styled into a ponytail and is dark in color. They are wearing a dark jacket over a lighter-colored shirt, checkered pants, white socks, and dark boots. In the background, there are blurred cars parked along a street, and buildings with signs, creating an urban setting. The ground surface is shiny and reflective.

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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 × 25.2 cm (12 13/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4739

  • 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: 63.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg 1990/94 AP[circled] BOOK PRINT; by unknown hand, bottom left corner in graphite: 1

Wikidata ID

Q64155717

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