Sixth Street, San Francisco

1992, printed 1994

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

This is a photograph of an urban street scene. The image displays an overhead view of a city intersection with crosswalks dividing the asphalt into lanes. Various objects align the street's edge, including vehicles and some small structures. Shadows cast by unseen elements off-frame add contrast to the dark pavement. The alternating light and shadows create a dynamic composition that draws attention to the crosswalk lines and the textured surface of the road. The overall tone of the photograph is monochromatic.

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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 cm (12 13/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4782

  • 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: 128.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg 1992/94 AP[circled] BOOK PRINT; by unknown hand, bottom left corner in graphite: 1

Wikidata ID

Q64155770

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