Puerto Rican Wedding, East Harlem, from the series Old New York

Camilo José Vergara, Puerto Rican Wedding, East Harlem, from the series Old New York, 1970, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.55.4
Camilo José Vergara, Puerto Rican Wedding, East Harlem, from the series Old New York, 1970, inkjet print, image: 11 3⁄4 × 17 3⁄8 in. (29.8 × 44.1 cm) sheet: 15 3⁄4 × 19 5⁄8 in. (40.0 × 49.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.55.4

Artwork Details

Title
Puerto Rican Wedding, East Harlem, from the series Old New York
Artist
Date
1970
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 11 3⁄4 × 17 3⁄8 in. (29.8 × 44.1 cm) sheet: 15 3⁄4 × 19 5⁄8 in. (40.0 × 49.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
inkjet print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • Architecture — vehicle — automobile
  • Ceremony — wedding
  • Dress — ceremonial — wedding dress
  • Cityscape — New York — Harlem
  • Puerto Rican
  • Architecture Exterior
Object Number
2015.55.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2015.55.4

Works by this artist (20 items)

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Malaquias Montoya, Basta Imperalismo, 1970, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Margaret Terrazas Santos Collection, 2019.52.50, © 1970, Malaquias Montoya
Basta Imperalismo
Artist
Date1970
lithograph
Not on view
Malaquias Montoya, Julio 26 - Cuba Vietnam y Nosotros Venceremos, 1972, offset lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Margaret Terrazas Santos Collection, 2019.52.3, © 1972, Malaquias Montoya
Julio 26 — Cuba Vietnam y Nosotros Venceremos
Artist
Date1972
offset lithograph on paper
Not on view
Malaquias Montoya, La Raza Graphic Center's 1983 Political Art Calendar (cover), 1983, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2020.45.13
La Raza Graphic Center’s 1983 Political Art Calendar (cover)
Artist
Date1983
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Malaquias Montoya, Stop!! Wells Fargo Bank Loans to Chile, 1979, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lincoln Cushing/ Docs Populi, 2019.54.1, © 1979, Malaquias Montoya
Stop!! Wells Fargo Bank Loans to Chile
Artist
Date1979
screenprint on paper
Not on view

Exhibitions

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Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography
May 11, 2017–August 5, 2017
Smithsonian American Art Museum
America’s urban streets have long inspired documentary photographers. After World War II, populations shifted from the city to the suburbs and newly built highways cut through thriving neighborhoods, leaving isolated pockets within major urban centers.

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