Albert Vogt was born in Germany in 1900 and came to America in 1924. His Eastern Avenue barbershop has served the Highlandtown residents for more than eighty years.

Joan Clark Netherwood, Albert Vogt was born in Germany in 1900 and came to America in 1924. His Eastern Avenue barbershop has served the Highlandtown residents for more than eighty years., 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1031
Copied Joan Clark Netherwood, Albert Vogt was born in Germany in 1900 and came to America in 1924. His Eastern Avenue barbershop has served the Highlandtown residents for more than eighty years., 1979, gelatin silver print, image: 7 × 7 in. (17.8 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 7 7⁄8 in. (25.4 × 20.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1031

Artwork Details

Title
Albert Vogt was born in Germany in 1900 and came to America in 1924. His Eastern Avenue barbershop has served the Highlandtown residents for more than eighty years.
Artist
Date
1979
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 × 7 in. (17.8 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 7 7⁄8 in. (25.4 × 20.0 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — art object — photograph
  • Architecture Exterior — commercial — barbershop
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — window
  • Object — other — sign
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Occupation — service — barber
  • Figure male — waist length
Object Number
1983.63.1031
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.1031

Exhibitions

Media - 1983.63.998 - SAAM-1983.63.998_1 - 55235
Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975 – 1980
July 16, 2021–January 23, 2022
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975-1980 captures a cross-section of East Baltimore residents and businesses in the 1970s, documenting the community’s history and diversity.