Neighbors often visit on their front steps, an extension of their living rooms. This entire block of East Baltimore Street is being renovated through private enterprise, Butchers Hill

Joan Clark Netherwood, Neighbors often visit on their front steps, an extension of their living rooms. This entire block of East Baltimore Street is being renovated through private enterprise, Butchers Hill, 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1021
Copied Joan Clark Netherwood, Neighbors often visit on their front steps, an extension of their living rooms. This entire block of East Baltimore Street is being renovated through private enterprise, Butchers Hill, 1978, gelatin silver print, image: 7 × 7 in. (17.8 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1021

Artwork Details

Title
Neighbors often visit on their front steps, an extension of their living rooms. This entire block of East Baltimore Street is being renovated through private enterprise, Butchers Hill
Artist
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 × 7 in. (17.8 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Animal — dog
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — stairs
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — row house
Object Number
1983.63.1021
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.1021

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.