Cruise and Jersey Lu, Hollywood

1989

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows two people in a playful pose. The person whose body is shown from the waist up appears to be holding another person upside down. The individual being held is upside down, showing most of their body, with their head down and feet up, wearing a checkered jacket and black pants. They have long, wavy hair cascading downward and their facial features include a relaxed expression. The holder, who is capturing them, wears a long-sleeved shirt and has short, dark hair. The background features a chain-link fence with greenery and indistinct structures, possibly a building or house, with blurred vehicles in the distance, all depicting an outdoor setting. The image is monochrome.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    sheet/image: 32.1 × 25.1 cm (12 5/8 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4750

  • 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

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, bottom right corner in graphite: 71

Wikidata ID

Q64155732

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