Lobby, Shangri-La Hotel
1991
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet: 35.4 × 27.6 cm (13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.) image: 32.3 × 23.2 cm (12 11/16 × 9 1/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)
Accession Number
2015.19.4720
Art Historical Context
In the opulent expanse of the National Gallery of Art's Corcoran Collection, Jim Goldberg's *Lobby, Shangri-La Hotel* (1991) invites visitors into a world of refined luxury. This gelatin silver print, measuring 35.4 × 27.6 cm, masterfully captures the grand interior of the Shangri-La Hotel—a chain synonymous with high-end hospitality, often evoking exotic escapes in Asia and beyond. Goldberg, a pioneering documentary photographer, freezes this moment with the medium's hallmark tonal depth, where rich blacks and luminous highlights accentuate marble floors, ornate chandeliers, and expansive spa...
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...