Artist

Hiram Maristany

born New York City 1945-died St. Petersburg, FL 2022
Born
New York, New York, United States
Died
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Works by this artist (2 items)

Roberto Chavez, El Tamalito del Hoyo, 1959, oil on masonite, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2012.49.1, © 1959, Roberto Chavez
El Tamalito del Hoyo
Date1959
oil on masonite
On view
Roberto Chavez, Self-Portrait with Speedy Gonzales, 1963, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2012.49.2, © 1963, Roberto Chavez
Self-Portrait with Speedy Gonzales
Date1963
oil on canvas
Not on view

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      Hiram Maristany’s street photographs of New York City's El Barrio in the 1960s and early 1970s are an ode to his beloved neighborhood.

      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.