65 East 125th Street, Harlem

Camilo José Vergara, 65 East 125th Street, Harlem, 1977, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2015.44.1, © 1977, Camilo José Vergara
Copied Camilo José Vergara, 65 East 125th Street, Harlem, 1977, inkjet print, image: 11 1⁄2 × 17 1⁄4 in. (29.2 × 43.8 cm) sheet: 15 3⁄4 × 19 5⁄8 in. (40.0 × 49.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2015.44.1, © 1977, Camilo José Vergara

Artwork Details

Title
65 East 125th Street, Harlem
Artist
Date
1977
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 11 1⁄2 × 17 1⁄4 in. (29.2 × 43.8 cm) sheet: 15 3⁄4 × 19 5⁄8 in. (40.0 × 49.8 cm)
Copyright
© 1977, Camilo José Vergara
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Mediums Description
inkjet print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Exterior — commercial — tavern
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
Object Number
2015.44.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2015.44.1

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, 2017–August 5, 2017
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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.