Hollywood and Highland (#2)
1986, printed 1994
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet: 27.6 × 35.4 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.) image: 21.5 × 32.3 cm (8 7/16 × 12 11/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)
Accession Number
2015.19.4741
Art Historical Context
**Hollywood and Highland (#2)** by Jim Goldberg captures the gritty allure of Los Angeles in 1986, printed as a gelatin silver print in 1994. This 27.6 × 35.4 cm photograph, now part of the National Gallery of Art's Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel), exemplifies Goldberg's documentary style, rooted in the tradition of socially conscious photography. A member of Magnum Photos, Goldberg often explored themes of the American Dream, inequality, and urban life, blending stark imagery with personal narratives in series like *Rich and Poor*. Taken at the iconic Hollywood and Highland interse...
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...