Rooftop view of The Avenue,” commercial area in close proximity to home and work

Elinor Cahn, Rooftop view of "The Avenue," commercial area in close proximity to home and work, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.249
Elinor Cahn, Rooftop view of "The Avenue," commercial area in close proximity to home and work, 1979, gelatin silver print, image: 7 18 × 7 in. (18.1 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.249

Artwork Details

Title
Rooftop view of The Avenue,” commercial area in close proximity to home and work
Artist
Date
1979
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 18 × 7 in. (18.1 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Cityscape — bird’s eye view
  • Cityscape — street
Object Number
1983.63.249

Works by this artist (5 items)

Peter Blume, Banyan Tree, 1961, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1969.47.7
Banyan Tree
Date1961
oil on canvas
On view
Peter Blume, Vegetable Dinner, 1927, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.101
Vegetable Dinner
Date1927
oil on canvas
On view
Peter Blume, Harps, 1932, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Director's Discretionary Fund, 1987.10, © 1978, Peter Blume
Harps
Date1932
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Peter Blume, Beatty's Barn (study for mural, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania Post Office), 1937, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
, 1965.18.95
Beatty’s Barn (study for mural, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania…
Date1937
watercolor and pencil on paper
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, 2021January 23, 2022
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.