Blade and Tank at the Beach

1988

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows a close-up of a woman's face, capturing half of her body slightly turned towards another person, who is just out of frame. Her face is the main focus, with features such as her eyes, nose, and mouth clearly visible. She has medium-length dark hair, swept to the side by the wind, revealing her features prominently. She is sticking her tongue out slightly, on which there is some kind of object or food. The woman is dressed in a simple, sleeveless top. In the background, there is a blurred figure of another person who appears to be shirtless, standing with arms folded, set against a backdrop of residential houses that have pitched roofs. This setting gives the image a casual, outdoor atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.6 × 35.4 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.)
    image: 21.2 × 32.3 cm (8 3/8 × 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4754


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: 89.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Jim Goldberg; by unknown hand, bottom left corner in graphite: 4

Wikidata ID

Q64155737

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