Sharon, Hampden Neighborhood, Baltimore, Maryland
1974
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 14.61 × 21.91 cm (5 3/4 × 8 5/8 in.) mount: 40.2 × 35.24 cm (15 13/16 × 13 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Victoria Cassis in memory of her daughter Joan Cassis)
Accession Number
2016.22.130
Art Historical Context
In 1974, photographer Joan Cassis captured *Sharon, Hampden Neighborhood, Baltimore,*, a poignant gelatin silver print that offers an intimate glimpse into everyday life in one of Baltimore's historic working enclaves. Hampden, known for its-knit community and rowhouse architecture, was a vibrant hub of blue-collar culture during this era of economic transition in America. Cassis's image likely centers on its subject, Sharon, embodying the resilience and character of neighborhood residents amid the social changes of the post-civil rights 1970s. The gelatin silver print medium, a hallmark of m...