Parking Space
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Evander Childs High School, Bronx, New York through the General Services Administration
Accession Number
1975.83.109
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Parking Space" is a captivating drawing by A. Margies, its date undocumented but likely capturing mid-20th-century American urban life. Rendered in the intimate medium drawing, the work depicts a bustling street scene with houses, automobiles, a figure group, and the everyday challenge implied by its title—finding room to park amid growing car culture. Such sketches often served as quick studies of social realities, using line and shading to convey movement and spatial tension in city neighborhoods. This piece entered the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection through a fascinating rou...