Matilda and Joe Koval in their Patterson Park Avenue living room. Matilda used to spend her days crocheting by the window. After attending her first SECO meeting, she formed a block club and eventually became president of Community Taking Action and vice-president of Neighborhood Housing Services. Joe is an accomplished television repairman, ice skater, photographer, and boatsman. Matilda is famous for her whiskey sours and chocolate chip cookies.

Linda Rich, Matilda and Joe Koval in their Patterson Park Avenue living room. Matilda used to spend her days crocheting by the window. After attending her first SECO meeting, she formed a block club and eventually became president of Community Taking Action and vice-president of Neighborhood Housing Services. Joe is an accomplished television repairman, ice skater, photographer, and boatsman. Matilda is famous for her whiskey sours and chocolate chip cookies., 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.2
Copied Linda Rich, Matilda and Joe Koval in their Patterson Park Avenue living room. Matilda used to spend her days crocheting by the window. After attending her first SECO meeting, she formed a block club and eventually became president of Community Taking Action and vice-president of Neighborhood Housing Services. Joe is an accomplished television repairman, ice skater, photographer, and boatsman. Matilda is famous for her whiskey sours and chocolate chip cookies., 1978, gelatin silver print, sheet: 10 7⁄8 in. × 14 in. (27.6 × 35.6 cm) image: 8 3⁄8 × 10 3⁄8 in. (21.3 × 26.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.2

Artwork Details

Title
Matilda and Joe Koval in their Patterson Park Avenue living room. Matilda used to spend her days crocheting by the window. After attending her first SECO meeting, she formed a block club and eventually became president of Community Taking Action and vice-president of Neighborhood Housing Services. Joe is an accomplished television repairman, ice skater, photographer, and boatsman. Matilda is famous for her whiskey sours and chocolate chip cookies.
Artist
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 10 7⁄8 in. × 14 in. (27.6 × 35.6 cm) image: 8 3⁄8 × 10 3⁄8 in. (21.3 × 26.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Architecture Interior — domestic — house
Object Number
2020.68.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2020.68.2

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.