University of the Streets, Brownsville, Brooklyn

Winston Vargas, University of the Streets, Brownsville, Brooklyn, 1972, printed 2016, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2017.9.12, © 1972, Winston Vargas
Winston Vargas, University of the Streets, Brownsville, Brooklyn, 1972, printed 2016, gelatin silver print, image: 10 38 × 16 78 in. (26.4 × 42.9 cm) sheet: 11 14 × 17 78 in. (28.6 × 45.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2017.9.12, © 1972, Winston Vargas

Artwork Details

Title
University of the Streets, Brownsville, Brooklyn
Date
1972, printed 2016
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 10 38 × 16 78 in. (26.4 × 42.9 cm) sheet: 11 14 × 17 78 in. (28.6 × 45.4 cm)
Copyright
© 1972, Winston Vargas
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Cityscape — New York — Brooklyn
  • Object — written matter — graffiti
Object Number
2017.9.12

Works by this artist (66 items)

Steve Fitch, Untitled (Drive-In: Black Screen), 1973, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.532, ©1973, Steve Fitch
Untitled (Drive-In: Black Screen)
Date1973
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Steve Fitch, Truckstop waitress, Highway 66, Gallup, New Mexico, 1972, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.521, ©1972, Steve Fitch
Truckstop waitress, Highway 66, Gallup, New Mexico
Date1972
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Steve Fitch, Motel, Highway 85, Deadwood, South Dakota, 1972, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.516, ©1972, Steve Fitch
Motel, Highway 85, Deadwood, South Dakota
Date1972
gelatin silver print
Not on view

Exhibitions

Photograph of children playing in the water from a fire hydrant by Hiram Maristany
Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography
May 11, 2017August 5, 2017
America’s urban streets have long inspired documentary photographers. After World War II, populations shifted from the city to the suburbs and newly built highways cut through thriving neighborhoods, leaving isolated pockets within major urban centers.

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