Marta Nadozirny has lived in America for thirty years and speaks no English. I had to use an interpreter in order to get this photograph.

Elinor Cahn, Marta Nadozirny has lived in America for thirty years and speaks no English. I had to use an interpreter in order to get this photograph., 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.13
Elinor Cahn, Marta Nadozirny has lived in America for thirty years and speaks no English. I had to use an interpreter in order to get this photograph., 1978, gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) image: 9 in. × 9 18 in. (22.9 × 23.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.13

Artwork Details

Title
Marta Nadozirny has lived in America for thirty years and speaks no English. I had to use an interpreter in order to get this photograph.
Artist
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) image: 9 in. × 9 18 in. (22.9 × 23.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Dress — accessory — scarf
  • Portrait female
  • Cityscape — street
Object Number
2020.68.13

Works by this artist (91 items)

Elinor Cahn, Solomon Faiman, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.16
Solomon Faiman
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
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
Helen Taylor, urban survivor. Her house had been…
Dateca. 1975
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, 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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