Lower East Side music shop, from the series Old New York

Camilo José Vergara, Lower East Side music shop, from the series Old New York, 1970, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.55.1, © 1970, Camilo José Vergara
Camilo José Vergara, Lower East Side music shop, from the series Old New York, 1970, inkjet print, image: 17 3⁄8 × 11 1⁄2 in. (44.1 × 29.2 cm) sheet: 19 3⁄4 × 15 3⁄4 in. (50.2 × 40.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.55.1, © 1970, Camilo José Vergara

Artwork Details

Title
Lower East Side music shop, from the series Old New York
Artist
Date
1970
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 17 3⁄8 × 11 1⁄2 in. (44.1 × 29.2 cm) sheet: 19 3⁄4 × 15 3⁄4 in. (50.2 × 40.0 cm)
Copyright
© 1970, Camilo José Vergara
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
inkjet print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male — head
  • Performing arts — music
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — window
  • Architecture Exterior — commercial — store
  • Object — musical instrument — guitar
Object Number
2015.55.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2015.55.1

Works by this artist (47 items)

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Camilo José Vergara, 65 East 125th Street, Harlem, 2016, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2017.6, © 2016, Camilo J. Vergara
65 East 125th Street, Harlem
Artist
Date2016
inkjet print
Not on view
Camilo José Vergara, 65 East 125th Street, Harlem, 1990, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2015.44.8, © 1990, Camilo José Vergara
65 East 125th Street, Harlem
Artist
Date1990
inkjet print
Not on view
Camilo José Vergara, 65 East 125th Street, Harlem, 1981, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2015.44.5, © 1981, Camilo José Vergara
65 East 125th Street, Harlem
Artist
Date1981
inkjet print
Not on view
Camilo José Vergara, 113 South Bronx, from the series Old New York, 1971, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.55.5, © 1971, Camilo José Vergara
113 South Bronx, from the series Old New York
Artist
Date1971
inkjet 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, 2017–August 5, 2017
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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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