Maria Ann and S. Ron Dorsey with his aunt Amy Swift inspecting the apron used for the money dance at their wedding reception, Highlandtown

Joan Clark Netherwood, Maria Ann and S. Ron Dorsey with his aunt Amy Swift inspecting the apron used for the money dance at their wedding reception, Highlandtown, 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.991
Joan Clark Netherwood, Maria Ann and S. Ron Dorsey with his aunt Amy Swift inspecting the apron used for the money dance at their wedding reception, Highlandtown, 1978, gelatin silver print, image: 7 18 × 7 in. (18.1 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.991

Artwork Details

Title
Maria Ann and S. Ron Dorsey with his aunt Amy Swift inspecting the apron used for the money dance at their wedding reception, Highlandtown
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 18 × 7 in. (18.1 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Dress — accessory — apron
  • Architecture Interior
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Dress — accessory — hat
  • Ceremony — wedding
  • Figure group
  • Object — other — money
Object Number
1983.63.991

Works by this artist (5 items)

Peter Blume, Banyan Tree, 1961, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1969.47.7
Banyan Tree
Date1961
oil on canvas
On view
Peter Blume, Vegetable Dinner, 1927, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.101
Vegetable Dinner
Date1927
oil on canvas
On view
Peter Blume, Harps, 1932, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Director's Discretionary Fund, 1987.10, © 1978, Peter Blume
Harps
Date1932
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Peter Blume, Nude, 1957, brush and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.10
Nude
Date1957
brush and ink 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
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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.