Puerto Rican Flag, from the series Spanish Harlem

Joseph Rodríguez, Puerto Rican Flag, from the series Spanish Harlem, 1986, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1996.81.4, © 1986, Joseph Rodriguez
Joseph Rodríguez, Puerto Rican Flag, from the series Spanish Harlem, 1986, chromogenic print, image: 1218 in. (30.545.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1996.81.4, © 1986, Joseph Rodriguez

Artwork Details

Title
Puerto Rican Flag, from the series Spanish Harlem
Date
1986
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 1218 in. (30.545.7 cm.)
Copyright
© 1986, Joseph Rodriguez
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
chromogenic print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • Figure
  • Cityscape — New York — Harlem
  • Object — other — flag
  • Cityscape — New York — Spanish Harlem
Object Number
1996.81.4

Works by this artist (32 items)

Will Barnet, Positano, 1960, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1969.47.4
Positano
Date1960
oil on canvas
On view
Will Barnet, Mother and Child, ca. 1945, lithographic crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1994.42.5
Mother and Child
Dateca. 1945
lithographic crayon on paper
Not on view
Will Barnet, Portrait of Frank Ribelin, ca. 1983, charcoal on vellum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1994.42.3
Portrait of Frank Ribelin
Dateca. 1983
charcoal on vellum
Not on view
Will Barnet, Study for Summer, ca. 1986, charcoal on vellum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1994.42.4
Study for Summer
Dateca. 1986
charcoal on vellum
Not on view

Related Books

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Spanish Harlem (“American Scene” series, No. 3)
Joseph Rodriguez’s color photographs bring the reader inside Spanish Harlem, where he documents not only the grim realities of drug abuse, AIDS, and crime in New York’s oldest barrio, but also its vibrant street life. Ed Vega’s essay introduces the reader to his neighborhood in Spanish Harlem, tracing its past and present.

Exhibitions

Media - 2011.12 - SAAM-2011.12_1 - 77591
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art
October 25, 2013March 2, 2014
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art presents the rich and varied contributions of Latino artists in the United States since the mid-twentieth century, when the concept of a collective Latino identity began to emerge.