Hollywood (#1)

1988, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

This is a photograph of an urban street scene at dusk or night. The image captures a city intersection with streetlights and light trails from moving vehicles. On the left side, there is a person leaning against a pole holding a magazine or newspaper. A van is in the foreground with a person visible inside. The overall mood is slightly gritty and atmospheric, with a grainy black-and-white effect enhancing a sense of spontaneity in an urban setting. The presence of street elements like utility poles, traffic lights, and buildings adds to the bustling setting.

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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 × 32.4 cm (8 1/4 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4769


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: 110.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg, 1988/1994 AP[circled] BOOK PRINT

Wikidata ID

Q64155754

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