Beating the Snitch

1986, printed later

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

This is a photograph of a physical altercation on a city street. One figure has their arm around the other's neck in an aggressive posture. The setting is an urban environment with concrete and stone buildings in the background. The two figures are dressed in casual clothing, and the scene is set in daylight with clear shadows on the sidewalk. The photograph is in black and white, emphasizing the contrasts and textures of the clothing and building materials, as well as the dramatic interaction taking place.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.5 × 27.7 cm (14 × 10 7/8 in.)
    image: 32.4 × 21.5 cm (12 3/4 × 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4764

  • 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: 101.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Jim Goldberg; by unknown hand, bottom left corner in graphite: 7

Wikidata ID

Q64155749

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