Public Transit Areas, Ocean and Pacific Ave., Looking East, from the Long Beach Documentary Survey Project

Anthony Hernandez, Public Transit Areas, Ocean and Pacific Ave., 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, 1983.63.676, © 1980, Anthony Hernandez
Copied Anthony Hernandez, Public Transit Areas, Ocean and Pacific Ave., Looking East, from the Long Beach Documentary Survey Project, 1980, gelatin silver print, image: 12 1⁄2 x 18 1⁄8 in. (31.8 x 46.0 cm) sheet: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.676, © 1980, Anthony Hernandez

Artwork Details

Title
Public Transit Areas, Ocean and Pacific Ave., Looking East, from the Long Beach Documentary Survey Project
Artist
Date
1980
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 12 1⁄2 x 18 1⁄8 in. (31.8 x 46.0 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
  • Figure male — full length
  • State of being — other — waiting
  • Cityscape — California — Long Beach
  • Object — furniture — bench
  • Cityscape — street — Pacific Avenue
  • Cityscape — street — Ocean Avenue
Object Number
1983.63.676
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.676

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