Pet Rat

1989, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows the upper body of a young person sitting down, positioned slightly to the right in the frame. Their head is tilted slightly forward and they have medium-length, slightly tousled hair that partially covers one eye. The person's facial features are soft, with a neutral expression and lips slightly parted. They are wearing a sleeveless top with a graphic design and a "RUSH" logo. A small white mouse is draped on their arm. Another person's partial profile and shoulder are visible on the right side of the image, obscuring part of the main subject's arm. The image is in black and white, with a dark background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.5 × 27.6 cm (14 × 10 7/8 in.)
    image: 32.5 × 25.2 cm (12 13/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4755

  • 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. 92.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg 1989/94 AP[circled] BOOK PRINT; by unknown hand, bottom left corner in graphite: 1

Wikidata ID

Q64155738

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