Public Transit Areas, Ocean and Pacific Ave., Looking East, from the Long Beach Documentary Survey Project

Anthony Hernandez, Public Transit Areas, Ocean and Pacific Ave., Looking East, from the Long Beach Documentary Survey Project, 1980, gelatin silver print, image: 12 ¹⁄₂ x 18 ¹⁄₈ in. (31.8 x 46.0 cm) sheet: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.676, © 1980, Anthony Hernandez

Artwork Details

Title: Public Transit Areas, Ocean and Pacific Ave., Looking East, from the Long Beach Documentary Survey Project
Artist: Anthony Hernandez
Date: 1980
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: image: 12 ¹⁄₂ x 18 ¹⁄₈ in. (31.8 x 46.0 cm) sheet: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Copyright: © 1980, Anthony Hernandez
Credit Line: Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description: gelatin silver print
Classifications: Photography
Photoprint
Subjects: Cityscape — street — Pacific Avenue
Cityscape — street — Ocean Avenue
Object — furniture — bench
Cityscape — California — Long Beach
State of being — other — waiting
Figure male — full length
Object Number: 1983.63.676
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.676

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