Children at Play

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Copied Hiram Maristany, Children at Play, 1965, printed 2016, gelatin silver print, image: 14 7⁄8 × 15 in. (37.8 × 38.1 cm) sheet: 19 7⁄8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.30.7, © 1965, Hiram Maristany

Artwork Details

Title
Children at Play
Artist
Date
1965, printed 2016
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 14 7⁄8 × 15 in. (37.8 × 38.1 cm) sheet: 19 7⁄8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 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 — street
  • Children
  • Recreation — sport and play — hopscotch
Object Number
2016.30.7
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2016.30.7

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.