Artist

Winston Vargas

born Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic 1943
Born
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States
  • New Jersey, Newark, United States

Works by this artist (18 items)

Winston Vargas, Child in Washington Heights, New York, 1970, printed 2016, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2017.9.5, © 1970, Winston Vargas
Child in Washington Heights, New York
Date1970, printed 2016
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Winston Vargas, University of the Streets, Brownsville, Brooklyn, 1972, printed 2016, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2017.9.12, © 1972, Winston Vargas
University of the Streets, Brownsville, Brooklyn
Date1972, printed 2016
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Winston Vargas, Sisters, Washington Heights, New York, 1970, printed 2016, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2017.9.11, © 1970, Winston Vargas
Sisters, Washington Heights, New York
Date1970, printed 2016
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Winston Vargas, Rev. Ike’s United Palace, Washington Heights, New York, 1977, printed 2016, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2017.9.10, © 1977, Winston Vargas
Rev. Ike’s United Palace, Washington Heights, New York
Date1977, printed 2016
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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.