Hollywood and Highland (#4)
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: 21.3 × 24.6 cm (8 3/8 × 9 11/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)
Accession Number
2015.19.4743
Art Historical Context
Visitors to the National Gallery of Art are invited explore *Hollywood and Highland (#4)*, a captivating gelatin silver print by acclaimed photographer Jim Goldberg. Captured in 1988 and printed in 1994 this intimate 21.3 × 246 cm image (sheet 27.6 × 35.4 cm) hails from the Corcoran Collection gifted by Betsy Karel., a master of documentary photography, often blends stark realism with personal narratives, and this work is part of a numbered series evoking the vibrant yet gritty pulse of Los Angeles. The title points to the iconic Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue intersection—a hub of T...
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...