Object Details
Artist
Frank Espada, born Utuado, Puerto Rico 1930-died San Francisco, CA 2014
Exhibition Label
An armchair, typically an object of domestic comfort and warmth, is cast off onto a cold and barren lot. Frank Espada's poetic photograph sheds light on a difficult chapter in New York history. It was taken in a neighborhood where arson for profit had destroyed buildings and displaced residents.
Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography, 2017
Exhibition Label in Spanish
Un sillón, que suele ser un objeto de comodidad y calor doméstico es desechado en un lote frío y árido. La poética fotografía de Frank Espada revela un capítulo difícil de la historia de Nueva York. La imagen fue tomada en un vecindario donde los incendios provocados con fines de lucro destruyeron edificios y desplazaron a los residentes.
Por estas calles bravas: Comunidad y lugar en la fotografía urbana, 2017
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Copyright
© 1981, Frank Espada Photography
Date
1981
Object number
2015.22.13
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Photography
Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 13 1/8 × 19 5/8 in. (33.3 × 49.8 cm) sheet: 15 7/8 × 20 in. (40.3 × 50.8 cm)
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Department
Graphic Arts
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Cityscape\season\winter
Cityscape\weather\snow
Object\furniture\chair
Architecture Exterior
Cityscape\New York\New City
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_2015.22.13