Untitled – This is affluent America. This picture is about having everything I want. I don’t have to struggle – but I want to struggle. I wish I could say I was interested in changing the human condition, but everything I see tells me nothing will work 

Jim Goldberg, Untitled--This is affluent America. This picture is about having everything I want. I don't have to struggle--but I want to struggle. I wish I could say I was interested in changing the human condition, but everything I see tells me nothing will work especially if it gets in the way of my happiness Michael Mindel, from the series Rich and Poor, 1981, printed 1983, selenium toned gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by George D. Widener and Eleanor Widener Dixon, 1988.19.25, © 1977-1985, Jim Goldberg
Copied Jim Goldberg, Untitled--This is affluent America. This picture is about having everything I want. I don't have to struggle--but I want to struggle. I wish I could say I was interested in changing the human condition, but everything I see tells me nothing will work , 1981, printed 1983, selenium toned gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 28.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by George D. Widener and Eleanor Widener Dixon, 1988.19.25, © 1977-1985, Jim Goldberg

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled – This is affluent America. This picture is about having everything I want. I don’t have to struggle – but I want to struggle. I wish I could say I was interested in changing the human condition, but everything I see tells me nothing will work especially if it gets in the way of my happiness Michael Mindel, from the series Rich and Poor
Artist
Date
1981, printed 1983
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 28.0 cm.)
Copyright
© 1977-1985, Jim Goldberg
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by George D. Widener and Eleanor Widener Dixon
Mediums Description
selenium toned gelatin silver print
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — Mindel, Michael
  • Architecture Interior — domestic — bedroom
Object Number
1988.19.25
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1988.19.25