Fran and Herb

1993, printed 1995

Jim Goldberg

Associated Names
Jim Goldberg

Artist, American, born 1953

The image displays the upper body of a woman who is helping another person put on a sock. The woman is crouching down on her knees, wearing a white outfit with a blazer and a name badge. She has short, neatly styled hair and is wearing a delicate necklace. The background includes a floral-patterned chair or couch and a carpeted floor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Artist)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.3 × 27.9 cm (13 7/8 × 11 in.)
    image: 32.9 × 25.3 cm (12 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4525.1

Associated Artworks

The image features two black and white photographs. In the left photo, a woman tends to a foot with a noticeable wound. She wears a light-colored garment with an ID badge clipped to it. A floral-patterned sofa or chair is in the background. In the right photo, an elderly man sits with his upper body exposed, arms crossed. Another woman, possibly the same as in the left photo, faces him with an outstretched arm, wearing a watch and ring. A metal structure and a towel are visible in the background.

Fran and Herb

Jim Goldberg

1993

The image shows an elderly man seated, wrapped in a towel. He has a mustache, wrinkles, gray hair, and a contemplative expression. A woman is partially visible on the right, with short, light-colored hair. Her hand rests on the man's leg, and she wears a watch and a ring. The setting appears to be a bathroom with a glass shower door in the background.

Fran and Herb

Jim Goldberg

1993

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jim Goldberg, San Francisco; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1996; acquired by NGA 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Hospice: A Photographic Inquiry, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, March 9, 1996 - May 5, 1996; traveling exhibition to 12+ venues.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Jim Goldberg FRAN & HERB 1993/95 #3/25; by unknown hand, top right corner perpendicular in graphite: 6

Wikidata ID

Q64155826

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