Inscription
in subject's hand, across center below image [photographically printed on sheet in black]: My dream was to become a school teacher. / Mrs Stone is rich. / I have talents but not opportunity. / I am used to standing behind / Mrs Stone. / I have been a servant for 40 years. / Vickie Figueroa; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Jim Goldberg 1981
Provenance
Jim Goldberg, San Francisco; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1994; acquired by NGA, 2015.
Exhibition History
- 2006
- Sight/Insight: Photographs from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 26 – October 29, 2006
- 2016
- Intersections: Photographs and Videos from the National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016 - 2017, unnumbered catalogue.
- 2025
- The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025
Bibliography
- 1985
- Goldberg, Jim. Rich and Poor. New York, 1985: unnumbered.
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