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Winston Vargas, University of the Streets, Brownsville, Brooklyn, 1972, printed 2016, gelatin silver print, image: 10 3⁄8 × 16 7⁄8 in. (26.4 × 42.9 cm) sheet: 11 1⁄4 × 17 7⁄8 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
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Artwork Details
- Title
- University of the Streets, Brownsville, Brooklyn
- Artist
- Date
- 1972, printed 2016
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- image: 10 3⁄8 × 16 7⁄8 in. (26.4 × 42.9 cm) sheet: 11 1⁄4 × 17 7⁄8 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
Exhibitions
May 11, 2017–August 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.