Artist

Perla de Leon

born New York City 1952
Also known as
  • Perla de León
Born
New York, New York, United States

Works by this artist (11 items)

Perla de Leon, Touch Football, 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.16.10, © 1980, Perla de Leon
Touch Football
Date1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Perla de Leon, Pepe and Me (part 2), 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.16.9, © 1980, Perla de Leon
Pepe and Me (part 2)
Date1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Perla de Leon, A Hill in the South Bronx, 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.16.3, © 1980, Perla de Leon
A Hill in the South Bronx
Date1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Perla de Leon, Pepe and Me (part 1), 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.16.8, © 1980, Perla de Leon
Pepe and Me (part 1)
Date1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view

Videos

Exhibitions

Photograph of children playing in the water from a fire hydrant by Hiram Maristany
Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography
May 11, 2017August 5, 2017
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.