Artist

Frank Espada

born Utuado, Puerto Rico 1930-died San Francisco, CA 2014
Born
Utuado, Puerto Rico
Died
San Francisco, California, United States
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States

Works by this artist (18 items)

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Winston Vargas, Child in Washington Heights, New York, 1970, 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, 2017.9.5, © 1970, Winston Vargas
Child in Washington Heights, New York
Artist
Date1970, printed 2016
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Winston Vargas, Robert Kennedy’s Campaign Office, New York, 1968, 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, 2017.9.18, © 1968, Winston Vargas
Robert Kennedy’s Campaign Office, New York
Artist
Date1968, printed 2016
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Winston Vargas, Baseball Practice, George Washington High School, New York, 1960, 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, 2017.9.4, © 1960, Winston Vargas
Baseball Practice, George Washington High School, New York
Artist
Date1960, printed 2016
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Winston Vargas, Domino Players, Washington Heights, New York, 1970, 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, 2017.9.3, © 1970, Winston Vargas
Domino Players, Washington Heights, New York
Artist
Date1970, printed 2016
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, 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.