Elinor B. Cahn

Meet the Artists of Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975 – 1980

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Image Gallery

Elinor Cahn, Albert Hoffman reading daily prayers at B'Nai Israel Shul, Lloyd Street, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.18
Albert Hoffman reading daily prayers at B’Nai Israel Shul,…
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Paul Baginski in the Fells Point home where he has lived for seventy-five years, 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.19
Paul Baginski in the Fells Point home where he has lived…
Artist
Date1978
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Stella Figinski's screen, Bank Street, 1977, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.233
Stella Figinski’s screen, Bank Street
Artist
Date1977
gelatin silver print
Not on view
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
Rooftop view of ​“The Avenue,” commercial area in close…
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Bertha Drabowski dressed in her new Easter outfit posing in front of her recently decorated Easter window on Bank Street, 1977, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.281
Bertha Drabowski dressed in her new Easter outfit posing in…
Artist
Date1977
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Mary Kujawa, Foster Street, Canton, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.234
Mary Kujawa, Foster Street, Canton
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Ukrainian Icon, 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.227
Ukrainian Icon
Artist
Date1978
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Awards Ceremony at Boy Scout Camporee, Patterson Park, 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.275
Awards Ceremony at Boy Scout Camporee, Patterson Park
Artist
Date1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Korean children at graduation exercises at Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate preschool, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.269
Korean children at graduation exercises at Sister Servants…
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Delores Connors, Memorial Day wreaths, Sgt. Henry Gunther Post V.F.W., 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.229
Delores Connors, Memorial Day wreaths, Sgt. Henry Gunther…
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Bingo player, Saint Casimir's Church Hall, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.241
Bingo player, Saint Casimir’s Church Hall
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Fund-raising fashion show for the benefit of St. Stanislaus Church hall, damaged by fire., 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.246
Fund-raising fashion show for the benefit of St. Stanislaus…
Artist
Date1978
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Tommy's fish stand at the Northeast Market, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.255
Tommy’s fish stand at the Northeast Market
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Assembly line at the American Can Company, 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.263
Assembly line at the American Can Company
Artist
Date1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, "Doc" Price has owned and operated this drugstore on O'Donnell Street in Canton for more than fifty years., 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.254
“Doc” Price has owned and operated this drugstore on O…
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Chris' Carry Out, Montford Avenue, 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.256
Chris’ Carry Out, Montford Avenue
Artist
Date1978
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Veronica Conley, Barre Monument Company, 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.260
Veronica Conley, Barre Monument Company
Artist
Date1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Joe Poodles in the pool hall which he operated for more than fifty years. He is active in the Boxer's Hall of Fame. He is a former boxer and has been given much recognition for his contributions to the boxing profession., 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.301
Joe Poodles in the pool hall which he operated for more…
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Vera and Michael Shashko in the living room of their Bank Street home, 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.225
Vera and Michael Shashko in the living room of their Bank…
Artist
Date1978
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Mary and Michael Kujawa raised five children in their two and a half bedroom row house in Canton. They take considerable pride in the maintenance of the alley at the rear of their home., 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.267
Mary and Michael Kujawa raised five children in their two…
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ciofani have lived in their Luzerne Avenue [home] forty-three years., 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.290
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ciofani have lived in their Luzerne…
Artist
Date1978
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Annette, Bank Street, 1977, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.283
Annette, Bank Street
Artist
Date1977
gelatin silver print
Not on view
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
Susan Lowe, Fells Point artist, freely confides that she…
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Edith Massey, South Broadway. Edith is one of the star performers of John Waters' films., 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.266
Edith Massey, South Broadway. Edith is one of the star…
Artist
Date1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Vince Peranio and Delores Deluxe in their Fells Point garden. Vince works as a set designer for John Waters' films., 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.272
Vince Peranio and Delores Deluxe in their Fells Point…
Artist
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…
Artist
Dateca. 1975
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Veronica Poturalski's Shrine, 1977, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.12
Veronica Poturalski’s Shrine
Artist
Date1977
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Marta Nadozirny has lived in America for thirty years and speaks no English. I had to use an interpreter in order to get this photograph., 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.13
Marta Nadozirny has lived in America for thirty years and…
Artist
Date1978
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Ruby Lowe, daughter of Fells Point artist, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.14
Ruby Lowe, daughter of Fells Point artist
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Polish American War Mothers, St. Casimir's Church, Memorial Day, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.15
Polish American War Mothers, St. Casimir’s Church, Memorial…
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
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
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Father Nicholai, pastor of a modest Russian Orthodox church which was formerly an Orthodox synagogue in Butchers Hill, 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.17
Father Nicholai, pastor of a modest Russian Orthodox church…
Artist
Date1978
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, William Pukalski's Christmas Window on Bank Street, 1977, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.27
William Pukalski’s Christmas Window on Bank Street
Artist
Date1977
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Barbara and Jim Kaczorowski, home on Bank Street decorated for Christmas, 1977, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.28
Barbara and Jim Kaczorowski, home on Bank Street decorated…
Artist
Date1977
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, All Souls Day Procession, St. Stanislaus Cemetery, 1977, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.251
All Souls Day Procession, St. Stanislaus Cemetery
Artist
Date1977
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, The Chicken Man -- David Yankelove -- Lombard Street, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.253
The Chicken Man — David Yankelove — Lombard Street
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Sophie Rominski in her backyard garden where she has both live and artifical plants., 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.280
Sophie Rominski in her backyard garden where she has both…
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Fashion discussion. Luzerne Avenue neighbors, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.224
Fashion discussion. Luzerne Avenue neighbors
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view