Hollywood (#1)
1988, printed 1994
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
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.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)
Accession Number
2015.19.4769
Art Historical Context
**Hollywood (#1), 1988** Jim Goldberg's *Hollywood (#1)* captures the underbelly of Los Angeles iconic boulevard in a classic gelatin silver print, made from a 1988 negative and printed in 199. This medium, prized for its rich tonal gradations and sharp detail, was a staple of fine art photography during the late 20th century, Goldberg to render intimate, documentary-style scenes with striking clarity. Measuring about 22 x 32 cm in its image area, the work invites close viewing, revealing the raw textures of urban life. Goldberg, a renowned documentary photographer associated with Magnum Ph...
About the Artist
Jim Goldberg
Jim Goldberg, born in 1953 in New Haven, Connecticut, emerged as a pivotal figure in American documentary photography through his immersive, collaborative approach to capturing marginalized lives. He earned a BA in photography from Western Washington University in 1975 before studying at the San Francisco Art Institute under Larry Sultan, a conceptually oriented photographer whose influence shaped...