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.

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
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, sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) image: 10 14 in. × 10 in. (26 × 25.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.11

Artwork Details

Title
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.
Artist
Date
ca. 1975
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) image: 10 14 in. × 10 in. (26 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Architecture Exterior
Object Number
2020.68.11

Works by this artist (7 items)

I. Rice Pereira, Roselit Day, 1953, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Leslie Bokor, 1973.190
Roselit Day
Date1953
oil on canvas
On view
I. Rice Pereira, Untitled (Boats at Cape Cod), 1932, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Djelloul Marbrook, 1988.80
Untitled (Boats at Cape Cod)
Date1932
oil on canvas
Not on view
I. Rice Pereira, Sketch for Machine Composition #2, ca. 1936, pencil and crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.73
Sketch for Machine Composition #2
Dateca. 1936
pencil and crayon on paper
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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Lure of the Sea
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Untitled, ca. 1945-1950, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lewis and Jean Greenblatt, 2002.86.9
Untitled
Dateca. 1945-1950
gelatin silver print
Not on view