Lower East Side music shop, from the series Old New York

Camilo José Vergara, Lower East Side music shop, from the series Old New York, 1970, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.55.1, © 1970, Camilo José Vergara
Camilo José Vergara, Lower East Side music shop, from the series Old New York, 1970, inkjet print, image: 17 3⁄8 × 11 1⁄2 in. (44.1 × 29.2 cm) sheet: 19 3⁄4 × 15 3⁄4 in. (50.2 × 40.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.55.1, © 1970, Camilo José Vergara

Artwork Details

Title
Lower East Side music shop, from the series Old New York
Artist
Date
1970
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 17 3⁄8 × 11 1⁄2 in. (44.1 × 29.2 cm) sheet: 19 3⁄4 × 15 3⁄4 in. (50.2 × 40.0 cm)
Copyright
© 1970, Camilo José Vergara
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
inkjet print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — musical instrument — guitar
  • Architecture Exterior — commercial — store
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — window
  • Figure male — head
  • Performing arts — music
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
Object Number
2015.55.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2015.55.1

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Albert E. Flanagan, Pelham Bay, Spring, 1922, watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from S.I., Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, 1970.277
Pelham Bay, Spring
Artist
Date1922
watercolor
Not on view
Albert E. Flanagan, The Magic City, 1935, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from S.I., Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, 1970.273
The Magic City
Artist
Date1935
etching on paper
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Albert E. Flanagan, Flower Study, 1960, watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from S.I., Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, 1970.271
Flower Study
Artist
Date1960
watercolor
Not on view
Albert E. Flanagan, Wild Flowers from the Engadine, 1928, watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from S.I., Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, 1970.279
Wild Flowers from the Engadine
Artist
Date1928
watercolor
Not on view

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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.

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