Bertha Drabowski dressed in her new Easter outfit posing in front of her recently decorated Easter window on Bank Street

Elinor Cahn, Bertha Drabowski dressed in her new Easter outfit posing in front of her recently decorated Easter window on Bank Street, 1977, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.281
Elinor Cahn, Bertha Drabowski dressed in her new Easter outfit posing in front of her recently decorated Easter window on Bank Street, 1977, gelatin silver print, image: 7 × 7 in. (17.8 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 7 78 in. (25.4 × 20.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.281

Artwork Details

Title
Bertha Drabowski dressed in her new Easter outfit posing in front of her recently decorated Easter window on Bank Street
Artist
Date
1977
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 × 7 in. (17.8 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 7 78 in. (25.4 × 20.0 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — full length
  • Dress — accessory — eye wear
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Object — furniture — bench
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — row house
Object Number
1983.63.281

Works by this artist (91 items)

Elinor Cahn, Solomon Faiman, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.16
Solomon Faiman
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Helen Taylor, urban survivor. Her house had been burglarized more than twenty times. She was forced to move to a better protected, government subsidized apartment in Butchers Hill., ca. 1975, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.11
Helen Taylor, urban survivor. Her house had been…
Dateca. 1975
gelatin silver print
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 1983.63.998 - SAAM-1983.63.998_1 - 55235
Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975 – 1980
July 16, 2021January 23, 2022
Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975-1980 captures a cross-section of East Baltimore residents and businesses in the 1970s, documenting the community’s history and diversity.

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