Herman Fischer, plant custodian for the now closed National Brewing Company building on Conkling Street, Highlandtown

Joan Clark Netherwood, Herman Fischer, plant custodian for the now closed National Brewing Company building on Conkling Street, Highlandtown, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1032
Joan Clark Netherwood, Herman Fischer, plant custodian for the now closed National Brewing Company building on Conkling Street, Highlandtown, 1979, gelatin silver print, image: 7 1⁄8 × 7 1⁄8 in. (18.1 × 18.1 cm) sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1032

Artwork Details

Title
Herman Fischer, plant custodian for the now closed National Brewing Company building on Conkling Street, Highlandtown
Artist
Date
1979
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 1⁄8 × 7 1⁄8 in. (18.1 × 18.1 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
  • Architecture — machine
  • Figure male — full length
  • Occupation — industry — engineering
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Architecture Interior — industry — factory
Object Number
1983.63.1032
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.1032

Works by this artist (1 item)

Ray Growler, Billy Goat, ca. 1990, mixed media: carved wood with horns, wool, hide, and plastic, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.63
Billy Goat
Artist
Dateca. 1990
mixed media: carved wood with horns, wool, hide, and plastic
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, 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.