Rich and Poor: Photographs by Jim Goldberg [Paperback]

Jim Goldberg (Photographer)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This intriguing book of photographs juxtaposes two economic classes in a manner that highlights their similarities as well as their differences. Both classes, poor and rich, are seen in their homes, by turns squalid and opulent. All the subjects, however, appear alienated, vulnerable, and insecure. The visual information is expanded upon by comments the subjects themselves have written under their portraits, comments that make the impact of the pictures even stronger. These remarkably frank statements, each reproduced in the subject's own hand, reflect highly personal feelings about self-image, family, hopes, and fears. Goldberg's afterword does little to illuminate his purpose in creating these images, but that will not diminish the viewer's interest. Frank Schroth, Technology Training Assocs., Cambridge, Mass.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Random House; 1st edition (November 12, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394741560
• ISBN-13: 978-0394741567
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #750,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars i can't believe i lost it, May 18, 2007

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Diane Miller "emanon" (olympia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rich and Poor: Photographs by Jim Goldberg (Paperback)

i loved this book. i was lucky to be a student of his just when he finished grad school and the book was published. i treasured it and stupidly lent it to someone who now holds this treasure.

it's beautiful and touching and the "rich" stories are the real shockers.

even if you track this down through the library it's worth reading

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece., September 14, 2006

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James Bradley (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rich and Poor: Photographs by Jim Goldberg (Paperback)

By getting his subjects to write about their portraits, on the portraits, Jim Goldberg added a depth and poignance we could only have imagined (and suspected we were wrong). This is a powerful and wonderful and accessible book. I wish they'd reprint it, I'd give it away often.