Black Cat

1990, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows the upper half of a person standing and looking slightly to the side. The person has shoulder-length, wavy hair and a lightly freckled face, with a neutral facial expression. They are wearing a black T-shirt with a graphic of an eagle and the words "Harley Davidson" printed on it, and a striped pattern is visible on the lower part of their attire. In their right hand, they are holding a cigarette. Resting on their shoulder is a black cat with its mouth open. The background is completely dark.

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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

    2015.19.4759

  • 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

Exhibition History

1995

  • Raised by Wolves: Photographs and Documents of Runaways by Jim Goldberg, Zurich Museum of Design, May 30 - July 30, 1995; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, September 16 - November 19, 1995; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, January 12 - March 24, 1996; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 13 - May 11, 1997; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, June 19 - September 11, 1997; Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, October 14, 1997 - January 9, 1998.

Bibliography

1995

  • Goldberg, Jim. Raised by Wolves. Zurich, 1995: 97.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left corner perpendicular in graphite: 1

Wikidata ID

Q64155743

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