Destiny's Shiny Bracelet

1989, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows two people in a seated position. The person facing the camera has medium-length, wavy hair and slightly closed eyes. They are holding another person with a closely cropped haircut, who has their back towards the camera. The first person is unclothed on the upper body and wearing a beaded or sequined bracelet on one wrist. The background consists of a textured wall with various scribbles and markings, including some legible words and symbols. A piece of patterned fabric or upholstery is partially visible in the lower right corner of the image.

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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: 32.6 × 25.1 cm (12 13/16 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4777

  • 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: 121.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg 1989/94 AP[circled] BOOK PRINT

Wikidata ID

Q64155763

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