Lower East Side, Manhattan, from the series Old New York

Camilo José Vergara, Lower East Side, Manhattan, from the series Old New York, 1970, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.55.2, © 1970, Camilo José Vergara
Copied Camilo José Vergara, Lower East Side, Manhattan, from the series Old New York, 1970, inkjet print, image: 11 1⁄2 × 17 1⁄4 in. (29.2 × 44 cm) sheet: 15 3⁄4 × 19 3⁄4 in. (40.0 × 50.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.55.2, © 1970, Camilo José Vergara

Artwork Details

Title
Lower East Side, Manhattan, from the series Old New York
Artist
Date
1970
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 11 1⁄2 × 17 1⁄4 in. (29.2 × 44 cm) sheet: 15 3⁄4 × 19 3⁄4 in. (40.0 × 50.2 cm)
Copyright
© 1970, Camilo José Vergara
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
inkjet print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — door
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — stairs
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — apartment
Object Number
2015.55.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2015.55.2

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.