Casa Evita

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Copied Hiram Maristany, Casa Evita, 1965, gelatin silver print, image: 18 1⁄2 × 15 in. (47.0 × 38.1 cm) sheet: 20 × 15 7⁄8 in. (50.8 × 40.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.30.6, © 1965, Hiram Maristany

Artwork Details

Title
Casa Evita
Artist
Date
1965
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 18 1⁄2 × 15 in. (47.0 × 38.1 cm) sheet: 20 × 15 7⁄8 in. (50.8 × 40.3 cm)
Copyright
© 1965, Hiram Maristany
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Cityscape
  • Architecture — vehicle — automobile
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — apartment
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — fire escape
  • Architecture Exterior — commercial — store
  • Object — other — clothing
Object Number
2016.30.6
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2016.30.6

Videos

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.