Tommy’s fish stand at the Northeast Market

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
Elinor Cahn, Tommy's fish stand at the Northeast Market, 1979, gelatin silver print, image: 7 × 7 in. (17.8 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.255

Artwork Details

Title
Tommy’s fish stand at the Northeast Market
Artist
Date
1979
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 × 7 in. (17.8 × 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
  • Architecture Interior — commercial — market
  • Object — game — fish
  • Dress — accessory — apron
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • African American
  • Occupation — vendor — fishmonger
Object Number
1983.63.255

Works by this artist (7 items)

I. Rice Pereira, Roselit Day, 1953, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Leslie Bokor, 1973.190
Roselit Day
Date1953
oil on canvas
On view
I. Rice Pereira, Untitled (Boats at Cape Cod), 1932, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Djelloul Marbrook, 1988.80
Untitled (Boats at Cape Cod)
Date1932
oil on canvas
Not on view
I. Rice Pereira, Sketch for Machine Composition #2, ca. 1936, pencil and crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.73
Sketch for Machine Composition #2
Dateca. 1936
pencil and crayon 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.

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