Bertha Drabowski dressed in her new Easter outfit posing in front of her recently decorated Easter window on Bank Street

Elinor Cahn, Bertha Drabowski dressed in her new Easter outfit posing in front of her recently decorated Easter window on Bank Street, 1977, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.281
Elinor Cahn, Bertha Drabowski dressed in her new Easter outfit posing in front of her recently decorated Easter window on Bank Street, 1977, gelatin silver print, image: 7 × 7 in. (17.8 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 7 7⁄8 in. (25.4 × 20.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.281

Artwork Details

Title
Bertha Drabowski dressed in her new Easter outfit posing in front of her recently decorated Easter window on Bank Street
Artist
Date
1977
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 × 7 in. (17.8 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 7 7⁄8 in. (25.4 × 20.0 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — furniture — bench
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — row house
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Dress — accessory — eye wear
  • Figure female — full length
Object Number
1983.63.281
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.281

Works by this artist (91 items)

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Elinor Cahn, The four Pajtys sisters were born in Fells Point and have estabished their homes within a mile of their birth place, 1977, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.287
The four Pajtys sisters were born in Fells Point and have…
Artist
Date1977
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Nancy and Bobby Wilt in doorway of their Bank Street home, 1977, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.238
Nancy and Bobby Wilt in doorway of their Bank Street home
Artist
Date1977
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Vera Shashko's Table, 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.226
Vera Shashko’s Table
Artist
Date1978
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Elinor Cahn, Vince Peranio and Delores Deluxe in their Fells Point garden. Vince works as a set designer for John Waters' films., 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.272
Vince Peranio and Delores Deluxe in their Fells Point…
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
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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