Camilo José Vergara, Lower East Side music shop, from the series Old New York, 1970, inkjet print, image: 17 3⁄8 × 11 1⁄2 in. (44.1 × 29.2 cm) sheet: 19 3⁄4 × 15 3⁄4 in. (50.2 × 40.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.55.1, © 1970, Camilo José Vergara
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Lower East Side music shop, from the series Old New York
- Artist
- Date
- 1970
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- image: 17 3⁄8 × 11 1⁄2 in. (44.1 × 29.2 cm) sheet: 19 3⁄4 × 15 3⁄4 in. (50.2 × 40.0 cm)
- Copyright
- © 1970, Camilo José Vergara
- Credit Line
- Gift of the artist
- Mediums Description
- inkjet print
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Object — musical instrument — guitar
- Architecture Exterior — commercial — store
- Architecture Exterior — detail — window
- Figure male — head
- Performing arts — music
- Cityscape — New York — New York
- Object Number
- 2015.55.1
Exhibitions
May 11, 2017–August 5, 2017
America’s urban streets have long inspired documentary photographers. After World War II, populations shifted from the city to the suburbs and newly built highways cut through thriving neighborhoods, leaving isolated pockets within major urban centers.