Medical Examiner, City of San Francisco
1992, printed 1994
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2 gelatin silver prints
Dimensions
overall size: 27.8 × 70.6 cm (10 15/16 × 27 13/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)
Accession Number
2015.19.4849.1-2
Art Historical Context
Jim Goldberg's *Medical Examiner, City of San Francisco* (1992, printed 1994) captures a poignant moment in the life of urban bureaucracy through two gelatin silver prints mounted together as a panoramic diptych, measuring 27.8 × 70.6 cm overall. Goldberg, a renowned documentary photographer, is for his empathetic portrayals of marginalized communities and institutional spaces, often blending stark realism with intimate human details. This work, now part of the National Gallery of Art's Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel), invites viewers into the somber world of San Francisco's medical ...
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...