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.

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
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, 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, 1983.63.267

Artwork Details

Title
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.
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
  • Portrait group — family — spouses
  • Portrait male — Kujawa, Michael — knee length
  • Portrait female — Kujawa, Mary — knee length
  • Architecture Interior — domestic — Kujawa
  • Emblem — cross
  • Architecture Interior — domestic — living room
  • Object — furniture — couch
  • Object — furniture — chair
Object Number
1983.63.267
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.267

Works by this artist (162 items)

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Mingering Mike, ATLANTIC: SIMPLY DYNAMIC THE BIG DYNAMIC "D" (A), 1970, ink and marker on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.70.1, © Mingering Mike
ATLANTIC: SIMPLY DYNAMIC THE BIG DYNAMIC ​“D” (A)
Artist
Date1970
ink and marker on paperboard
Not on view
Mingering Mike, A MINGER PRODUCTION: DON'T TRY AND TA TAKE IT ALL IN / SHE LOOKED INTO MY EYES, 1970, mixed media on paper and found 45 rpm acetate record, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.6R-V, © Mingering Mike
A MINGER PRODUCTION: DON’T TRY AND TA TAKE IT ALL IN / SHE…
Artist
Date1970
mixed media on paper and found 45 rpm acetate record
Not on view
Mingering Mike, "YOU KNOW ONLY WHAT THEY TELL YOU" MINGERING MIKE / "YOU KNOW ONLY WHAT THEY TELL YOU" MINGERING MIKE, ca. 1973, mixed media on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.58.3R-V, © Mingering Mike
“YOU KNOW ONLY WHAT THEY TELL YOU” MINGERING MIKE / ​“YOU…
Artist
Dateca. 1973
mixed media on paperboard
Not on view
Mingering Mike, MERCY: "DIG IT" / WELL SHE LOVE'S ME, MINGERING MIKE & HIS FRACTURED SOUL BAND, ca. 1972 - 1975, ink and marker on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.85.2, © Mingering Mike
MERCY: ​“DIG IT” / WELL SHE LOVE’S ME, MINGERING MIKE & HIS…
Artist
Dateca. 1972 - 1975
ink and marker 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, 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.

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