Holiday shoppers on ​“The Avenue,” Eastern Avenue, East Baltimore’s largest business district, Highlandtown

Media - 1983.63.1012 - SAAM-1983.63.1012_1 - 55121
Copied Joan Clark Netherwood, Holiday shoppers on "The Avenue," Eastern Avenue, East Baltimore's largest business district, Highlandtown, 1979, gelatin silver print, image: 7 1⁄8 × 7 1⁄8 in. (18.1 × 18.1 cm) sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1012

Artwork Details

Title
Holiday shoppers on ​“The Avenue,” Eastern Avenue, East Baltimore’s largest business district, Highlandtown
Artist
Date
1979
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 1⁄8 × 7 1⁄8 in. (18.1 × 18.1 cm) sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Markings
on upper center in pencil: The Arab wagons are no longer loaded from this stable in Aliceanne Street, this building was purchased by H. + S. Bakery. October 1979 on upper left in pencil: Fells Point on upper left in pencil: S9-A-Jcn-18 on lower left in pencil: EBDPP©1979 on lower center in pencil: ©1979 Joan C Netherwood
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group
  • Architecture — vehicle — automobile
  • Exterior
  • Occupation — domestic — shopping
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Object — other — sign
  • Architecture Exterior — commercial — store
Object Number
1983.63.1012
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.1012

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.