Caribe Village, South Bronx

Perla de Leon, Caribe Village, South Bronx, 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.16.1, © 1980, Perla de Leon
Perla de Leon, Caribe Village, South Bronx, 1980, gelatin silver print, image: 6 1⁄8 × 9 1⁄2 in. (15.6 × 24.1 cm) sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.16.1, © 1980, Perla de Leon

Artwork Details

Title
Caribe Village, South Bronx
Artist
Date
1980
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 6 1⁄8 × 9 1⁄2 in. (15.6 × 24.1 cm) sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Copyright
© 1980, Perla de Leon
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — shed
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — apartment
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • Figure group
Object Number
2016.16.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2016.16.1

Works by this artist (10 items)

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Joseph C. Claghorn, (Nude Woman Fixing Her Hair), n.d., steel-faced copper etching plate, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Constance Claghorn, 1971.100
(Nude Woman Fixing Her Hair)
Artist
Daten.d.
steel-faced copper etching plate
Not on view
Joseph C. Claghorn, A Florida Park, before 1935, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph C. Claghorn, 1970.320
A Florida Park
Artist
Datebefore 1935
oil on canvas mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Joseph C. Claghorn, The United States Capitol, ca. 1930-1939, drypoint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Constance Claghorn, 1971.93
The United States Capitol
Artist
Dateca. 1930-1939
drypoint on paper
Not on view
Joseph C. Claghorn, On Deerfield Street (Old House at Deerfield), n.d., etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Constance Claghorn, 1971.94
On Deerfield Street (Old House at Deerfield)
Artist
Daten.d.
etching on paper
Not on view

Exhibitions

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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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