West Side, from ​“Portrait of Buffalo” (Buffalo, New York Documentary Survey Project)

Ken Pelka, West Side, from "Portrait of Buffalo" (Buffalo, New York Documentary Survey Project), ca. 1975, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1077
Ken Pelka, West Side, from "Portrait of Buffalo" (Buffalo, New York Documentary Survey Project), ca. 1975, gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) image: 9 × 9 in. (22.9 × 22.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1077

Artwork Details

Title
West Side, from ​“Portrait of Buffalo” (Buffalo, New York Documentary Survey Project)
Artist
Date
ca. 1975
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) image: 9 × 9 in. (22.9 × 22.9 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Children
  • Cityscape — weather — snow
  • Occupation — vendor — newspaper seller
  • Cityscape — New York — Buffalo
  • Object — written matter — newspaper
Object Number
1983.63.1077
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.1077

Works by this artist (3 items)

Mara Superior, Smart Planet: Homage to Science, 2009, porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, and tin pencil sharpener, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Kohler Foundation, Inc., 2019.7.2
Smart Planet: Homage to Science
Artist
Date2009
porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, and tin pencil sharpener
Not on view
Mara Superior, Roy Superior, Aqua Vitae, 1986 and 1990, joined and painted birch, 23k gold leaf, bone, glass, and metal with hand-built and glazed porcelain, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1996.39A-C, © 1990, Roy and Mara Superior
Aqua Vitae
Artist
Date1986 and 1990
joined and painted birch, 23k gold leaf, bone, glass, and metal with hand-built and glazed porcelain
Not on view
Mara Superior, A Swan's Wedding Day, 2008, porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, bone, ink, and brass pins, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Kohler Foundation, Inc., 2019.7.1
A Swan’s Wedding Day
Artist
Date2008
porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, bone, ink, and brass pins
Not on view

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