Ribbon-cutting for section eight houses on Duncan Street, renovated through HUD. Residents pay according to their ability from $25 to over $200 per month. Butchers Hill.

Copied Joan Clark Netherwood, Ribbon-cutting for section eight houses on Duncan Street, renovated through HUD. Residents pay according to their ability from $25 to over $200 per month. Butchers Hill., 1979, gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) image: 9 7⁄8 × 9 7⁄8 in. (25.1 × 25.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.21

Artwork Details

Title
Ribbon-cutting for section eight houses on Duncan Street, renovated through HUD. Residents pay according to their ability from $25 to over $200 per month. Butchers Hill.
Artist
Date
1979
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) image: 9 7⁄8 × 9 7⁄8 in. (25.1 × 25.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Cityscape — street
  • Ceremony
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
Object Number
2020.68.21

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.