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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Clyde Norbert (I am going to build an empire...)
Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Clyde Norbert (I am going to build an empire...)

Datenegative 1978, printed 1983
Maker Jim Goldberg American, born 1953
Object number2016.10.4
ProvenanceThe artist; [Equivalents Gallery, Seattle, Washington]; purchased from gallery by Arnold Jolles, Seattle, Washington, 1983; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2016
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, 200 Photographs from the Museum Collection, Dec. 8, 1983 - Feb. 5, 1984. Text by Rod Slemmons. No cat. no. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Reverberations: Contemporary Art and Modern Classics, Dec. 22, 2022 - ongoing [on view Dec. 22, 2022 - June 11, 2023].Published ReferencesGoldberg, Jim. Rich and Poor. New York: Random House, 1985; reproduced, n.p. Goldberg, Jim. Rich and Poor. Göttingen, Germany: Steidl, 2013; reproduced, n.p.
Credit LineGift of Arnold Jolles
Dimensions14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
MediumGelatin silver print
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Jim Goldberg
negative 1981, printed 1983
Object number: 2016.10.2
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Jim Goldberg
negative 1978, printed 1983
Object number: 2016.10.1
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Jim Goldberg
negative 1982, printed 1983
Object number: 2016.10.3
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Jim Goldberg
negative 1981, printed 1983
Object number: 2016.10.5
Going to town, from Amero Picture Book
Emilio Amero
1940
Object number: 96.44.27
Soboba Hot Springs, California  (I)
1979
Object number: 83.1.10
San Bernardino, California  (I)
1978
Object number: 83.1.13