Susan Lowe, Fells Point artist, freely confides that she supplements her income by performing as a stripper.

Elinor Cahn, Susan Lowe, Fells Point artist, freely confides that she supplements her income by performing as a stripper., 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.271
Elinor Cahn, Susan Lowe, Fells Point artist, freely confides that she supplements her income by performing as a stripper., 1979, gelatin silver print, image: 7 18 × 7 18 in. (18.1 × 18.1 cm) plate: 10 × 7 78 in. (25.4 × 20.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.271

Artwork Details

Title
Susan Lowe, Fells Point artist, freely confides that she supplements her income by performing as a stripper.
Artist
Date
1979
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 18 × 7 18 in. (18.1 × 18.1 cm) plate: 10 × 7 78 in. (25.4 × 20.0 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Interior — domestic
  • Object — furniture — chair
  • Object — art object — painting
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Figure female — full length
  • Recreation — leisure — smoking
Object Number
1983.63.271

Works by this artist (91 items)

Elinor Cahn, Solomon Faiman, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.16
Solomon Faiman
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Helen Taylor, urban survivor. Her house had been burglarized more than twenty times. She was forced to move to a better protected, government subsidized apartment in Butchers Hill., ca. 1975, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.11
Helen Taylor, urban survivor. Her house had been…
Dateca. 1975
gelatin silver print
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.

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