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Jim Goldberg , b. Jun 3, 1953

Some old people are absolutely useless

1985-1986
6 3/4 in. x 9 1/4 in. (17.15 cm x 23.5 cm)

Medium and Support: gelatin silver print

Credit Line: museum purchase

Accession Number: 1999.2.7

Commentary

In 1985, Jim Goldberg was commissioned by the Cambridge Art Council of Massachusetts to create site-specific installation in the Neville Manor Nursing Home. The resulting body of work also became a touring exhibition that blended sound, artifacts, and sculptural elements. The Addison’s pictures incorporate text handwritten by the subjects of each photograph.

Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Collection Intervention: Ellen Gallagher’s DeLuxe Addison Gallery of American Art , 1/17/2015 - 5/17/2015
Seen and Unseen Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/1/2017 - 12/31/2017

Related Parent(s) Click a record to view

The Nursing Home
1999.2.1-12

Related Siblings(s) Click a record to view

Image of I don't know if my mother is happy

I don't know if my mother is happy
1999.2.1

I was such a pretty mother
1999.2.10

I am sad at times
1999.2.11

This is me, administrator
1999.2.12

Image of I look at this picture and I know

I look at this picture and I know
1999.2.2

I am 75
1999.2.3

It's a damn good picture
1999.2.4

This is a big picture
1999.2.5

I look horrid
1999.2.6

I am a nurse
1999.2.8

Image of It looks like we are goofing off

It looks like we are goofing off
1999.2.9

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Themes: MLC Portfolio: Invisibility in Image and Text

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