Melissa Massaroni after her first communion at Our Lady of Pompei Church in Highlandtown

Joan Clark Netherwood, Melissa Massaroni after her first communion at Our Lady of Pompei Church in Highlandtown, 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1044
Joan Clark Netherwood, Melissa Massaroni after her first communion at Our Lady of Pompei Church in Highlandtown, 1978, gelatin silver print, image: 6 1⁄8 × 7 3⁄8 in. (15.6 × 18.7 cm) sheet: 7 7⁄8 × 10 in. (20.0 × 25.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1044

Artwork Details

Title
Melissa Massaroni after her first communion at Our Lady of Pompei Church in Highlandtown
Artist
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 6 1⁄8 × 7 3⁄8 in. (15.6 × 18.7 cm) sheet: 7 7⁄8 × 10 in. (20.0 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — art tool — camera
  • Architecture Interior — studio
  • Ceremony — religion — communion
  • Dress — ceremonial — formal dress
  • Occupation — art — photographer
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Religion — New Testament — Christ
  • Figure group — male and child
Object Number
1983.63.1044
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.1044

Works by this artist (1 item)

Jere Osgood, Cylinder-Front Desk, 1989, Australian lacewood, Honduras rosewood, pearwood, mahogany plywood, and water buffalo calfskin, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase made possible by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1990.53, © 1989, Jere Osgood
Cylinder-Front Desk
Artist
Date1989
Australian lacewood, Honduras rosewood, pearwood, mahogany plywood, and water buffalo calfskin
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, 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.