Public Transit Areas, 10th St. and Long Beach Blvd., Looking East, from the Long Beach Documentary Survey Project

Anthony Hernandez, Public Transit Areas, 10th St. and Long Beach Blvd., Looking East, from the Long Beach Documentary Survey Project, 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.678, © 1980, Anthony Hernandez
Copied Anthony Hernandez, Public Transit Areas, 10th St. and Long Beach Blvd., Looking East, from the Long Beach Documentary Survey Project, 1980, gelatin silver print, image: 12 1⁄2 x 18 1⁄4 in. (31.7 x 46.4 cm) sheet: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.678, © 1980, Anthony Hernandez

Artwork Details

Title
Public Transit Areas, 10th St. and Long Beach Blvd., Looking East, from the Long Beach Documentary Survey Project
Artist
Date
1980
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 12 1⁄2 x 18 1⁄4 in. (31.7 x 46.4 cm) sheet: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Copyright
© 1980, Anthony Hernandez
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • State of being — other — waiting
  • Figure female — full length
  • African American
  • Cityscape — street — 10th Street
  • Cityscape — California — Long Beach
  • Cityscape — street — Long Beach Boulevard
  • Architecture — vehicle — automobile
Object Number
1983.63.678
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.678

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