Artist

Camilo José Vergara

born Santiago, Chile 1944
Also known as
  • Camilo Jose Vergara
  • Camilo J. Vergara
Born
Santiago, Chile
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States

Works by this artist (338 items)

Gene Davis, Stripes, 1957, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 1996.104.30
Stripes
Date1957
oil on canvas
On view
Gene Davis, King Kong, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1977.48.22
King Kong
screenprint
Not on view
Gene Davis, Graf Zeppelin, n.d., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.36
Graf Zeppelin
Daten.d.
Not on view

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      Camilo José Vergara captured, through photography, over 40 years of changes in the urban landscape of 65 East 125th Street in Harlem. Through these photographs, he tells the story of change, growth, and life in Harlem.

      Exhibitions

      Photograph of children playing in the water from a fire hydrant by Hiram Maristany
      Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography
      May 11, 2017August 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.