Bonnie and Claude Aracil renovating their newly purchased Victorian rowhouse in Butchers Hill. This neighborhood was so named in the nineteenth century when residences were built close to businesses. Dozens of butchers were attracted to the area because 

Linda Rich, Bonnie and Claude Aracil renovating their newly purchased Victorian rowhouse in Butchers Hill. This neighborhood was so named in the nineteenth century when residences were built close to businesses. Dozens of butchers were attracted to the area because of its easy access for the delivery of livestock from the farms of East Baltimore., 1977-1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.9
Linda Rich, Bonnie and Claude Aracil renovating their newly purchased Victorian rowhouse in Butchers Hill. This neighborhood was so named in the nineteenth century when residences were built close to businesses. Dozens of butchers were attracted to the area because , 1977-1980, gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) image: 10 3⁄4 × 8 3⁄4 in. (27.3 × 22.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.9

Artwork Details

Title
Bonnie and Claude Aracil renovating their newly purchased Victorian rowhouse in Butchers Hill. This neighborhood was so named in the nineteenth century when residences were built close to businesses. Dozens of butchers were attracted to the area because of its easy access for the delivery of livestock from the farms of East Baltimore.
Artist
Date
1977-1980
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) image: 10 3⁄4 × 8 3⁄4 in. (27.3 × 22.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Interior — domestic — house
  • Portrait group — family — spouses
  • Occupation — industry — construction
Object Number
2020.68.9
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2020.68.9

Works by this artist (28 items)

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Berenice Abbott, Normandie, North River, Manhattan, from Pier 88, 1938, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George McNeil, 1983.16.7
Normandie, North River, Manhattan, from Pier 88
Artist
Date1938
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Berenice Abbott, "El" Second and Third Avenue Lines; Bowery and Division Street, Manhattan, 1936, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George McNeil, 1983.16.5
“El” Second and Third Avenue Lines; Bowery and Division…
Artist
Date1936
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Berenice Abbott, Pine Street, U.S. Treasury in Foreground, 1936, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Evander Childs High School, Bronx, New York through the General Services Administration, 1975.83.8
Pine Street, U.S. Treasury in Foreground
Artist
Date1936
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Berenice Abbott, Fulton Street Dock, Manhattan Skyline, 1935, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Evander Childs High School, Bronx, New York through the General Services Administration, 1975.83.6
Fulton Street Dock, Manhattan Skyline
Artist
Date1935
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, 2021–January 23, 2022
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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.