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view Matilda and Joe Koval in their Patterson Park Avenue living room. Matilda used to spend her days crocheting by the window. After attending her first SECO meeting, she formed a block club and eventually became president of Community Taking Action and vice-president of Neighborhood Housing Services. Joe is an accomplished television repairman, ice skater, photographer, and boatsman. Matilda is famous for her whiskey sours and chocolate chip cookies. digital asset number 1

Matilda and Joe Koval in their Patterson Park Avenue living room. Matilda used to spend her days crocheting by the window. After attending her first SECO meeting, she formed a block club and eventually became president of Community Taking Action and vice-president of Neighborhood Housing Services. Joe is an accomplished television repairman, ice skater, photographer, and boatsman. Matilda is famous for her whiskey sours and chocolate chip cookies.

Artist:
Linda Rich, born Cleveland, OH 1949-died Los Angeles, CA 1998  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 10 7/8 in. × 14 in. (27.6 × 35.6 cm) image: 8 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (21.3 × 26.4 cm)
Type:
Photography
Date:
1978
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Architecture Interior\domestic\house  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project
Object number:
2020.68.2
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76326bae1-4035-4f69-8e78-0a111fad0f3f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2020.68.2
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Gusmano Cesaretti, born Florence, Italy 1946  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 6 x 8 in. (15.2 x 20.3 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Figure male  Search this
Occupation\education\student  Search this
Occupation\service\policeman  Search this
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Copyright:
© 1982, Gusamo Cesaretti
Object number:
1990.38.1
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edanmdm:saam_1990.38.1
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Gusmano Cesaretti, born Florence, Italy 1946  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 6 x 9 1/8 in. (15.2 x 23.2 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Figure male  Search this
Occupation\education\student  Search this
Occupation\service\policeman  Search this
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Ceremony\other\graduation  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Copyright:
© 1982, Gusamo Cesaretti
Object number:
1990.38.10
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.10
view System Development Corporation, Santa Monica, California, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

System Development Corporation, Santa Monica, California, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Susan Ressler, born Phildalephia, PA 1949  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 11 x 14 in. (28.0 x 35.6 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1980
Topic:
Figure male\knee length  Search this
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Cityscape\California\Santa Monica  Search this
Object\furniture\chair  Search this
Object\furniture\desk  Search this
Architecture Interior\commercial\office building  Search this
Object\other\computer  Search this
Architecture Interior\commercial\System Development Corporation  Search this
Emblem\logo  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Copyright:
© 1980, Susan Ressler
Object number:
1990.38.100
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71334286f-e9a4-4745-8f50-b095dca1f342
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.100
view Filmways, Los Angeles, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Filmways, Los Angeles, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Susan Ressler, born Phildalephia, PA 1949  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 11 x 14 in. (28.0 x 35.6 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1980
Topic:
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Object\art object\painting  Search this
Object\furniture\chair  Search this
Object\furniture\table  Search this
Object\other\smoking material  Search this
Architecture Interior\commercial\office building  Search this
Architecture Interior\commercial\Filmways  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Copyright:
© 1980, Susan Ressler
Object number:
1990.38.101
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk73d1d6479-8e3a-474b-9b28-8589ba5f3825
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.101
view Kyowa Bank, Los Angeles, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Kyowa Bank, Los Angeles, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Susan Ressler, born Phildalephia, PA 1949  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 11 x 14 in. (28.0 x 35.6 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979
Topic:
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Object\furniture\chair  Search this
Object\furniture\table  Search this
Object\other\rug  Search this
Object\other\smoking material  Search this
Architecture Interior\commercial\bank  Search this
Architecture Interior\commercial\Kyowa Bank  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Copyright:
© 1979, Susan Ressler
Object number:
1990.38.102
Restrictions & Rights:
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78044ebcf-1089-4aca-ad9d-ed786739d5e9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.102
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Max Yavno, born New York City 1911-died Los Angeles, CA 1985  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 13 3/4 x 19 3/8 in. (34.9 x 49.2 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Cityscape\time\night  Search this
Figure male\full length  Search this
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Object\other\sign  Search this
Architecture Exterior\detail\arch  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\store  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Object number:
1990.38.103
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Department:
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk77ed0ef96-faa1-4177-87d0-a9630eec4dfd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.103
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Max Yavno, born New York City 1911-died Los Angeles, CA 1985  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 15 x 19 3/8 in. (38.1 x 49.2 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Architecture\vehicle\automobile  Search this
Cityscape\time\night  Search this
Figure female\full length  Search this
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\gas station  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Object number:
1990.38.104
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a6ba70c3-9f35-495d-afe2-98c119fb67ec
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.104
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Max Yavno, born New York City 1911-died Los Angeles, CA 1985  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 9 x 19 3/8 in. (22.9 x 49.2 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Children  Search this
Recreation\sport and play  Search this
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Object\toy\bicycle  Search this
Architecture Exterior\domestic\apartment  Search this
Object\other\mailbox  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Object number:
1990.38.105
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7479c92a7-e680-473c-9c1a-c10a838fcba2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.105
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Max Yavno, born New York City 1911-died Los Angeles, CA 1985  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 13 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (34.3 x 49.5 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Architecture\vehicle\automobile  Search this
Cityscape\time\night  Search this
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Object\other\sign  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\restaurant  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Object number:
1990.38.106
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f16bc831-c6c9-409c-b357-cf180aa8036c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.106
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Max Yavno, born New York City 1911-died Los Angeles, CA 1985  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 19 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (49.5 x 37.5 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Landscape\building  Search this
Japanese  Search this
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Recreation\tourism  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Object number:
1990.38.107
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Department:
Graphic Arts
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7aaac36a0-d6ee-4164-8a74-cee2d977bd53
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.107
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Max Yavno, born New York City 1911-died Los Angeles, CA 1985  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 15 x 19 3/8 in. (38.1 x 49.2 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Architecture\vehicle\automobile  Search this
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\store  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Object number:
1990.38.108
Restrictions & Rights:
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7937fa503-8726-44db-b677-d8b78320d0e8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.108
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Max Yavno, born New York City 1911-died Los Angeles, CA 1985  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 15 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (39.4 x 42.5 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
African American  Search this
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Object\art object\painting  Search this
Object\furniture\table  Search this
Object\other\sign  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\store  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Object number:
1990.38.109
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Department:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ba6fa688-1004-44ca-b5a8-81578208b976
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.109
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Gusmano Cesaretti, born Florence, Italy 1946  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 6 x 9 1/8 in. (15.2 x 23.2 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Occupation\education\student  Search this
Occupation\service\policeman  Search this
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Ceremony\other\graduation  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Copyright:
© 1982, Gusamo Cesaretti
Object number:
1990.38.11
Restrictions & Rights:
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Department:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a86e373f-8a9a-46cf-9852-86c3f2d8b073
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.11
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Max Yavno, born New York City 1911-died Los Angeles, CA 1985  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 12 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (32.4 x 49.5 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Figure\fragment\skull  Search this
Hispanic  Search this
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Object\other\sign  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Object number:
1990.38.110
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Department:
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk79676f75f-319e-4f57-a7cd-2c0e0b4135f9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.110
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Max Yavno, born New York City 1911-died Los Angeles, CA 1985  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 15 5/8 x 19 1/2 in. (39.7 x 49.5 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Architecture\other\playground  Search this
Recreation\sport and play\football  Search this
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Object number:
1990.38.111
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Department:
Graphic Arts
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a0180089-08ff-4003-830f-a5bfee87e820
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.111
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Max Yavno, born New York City 1911-died Los Angeles, CA 1985  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (49.5 x 39.3 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Cityscape\time\night  Search this
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Object number:
1990.38.112
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk717243907-1822-4f7b-a5ef-447cd76fdb2f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.112
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Max Yavno, born New York City 1911-died Los Angeles, CA 1985  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 15 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (38.7 x 49.5 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\store  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\San Pedro Loan and Jewelry Co.  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Object number:
1990.38.113
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk72fb737f5-c860-40f6-8dc9-549ec20d0c92
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.113
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Max Yavno, born New York City 1911-died Los Angeles, CA 1985  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 18 3/8 x 15 1/2 in. (46.7 x 39.4 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Cityscape\California\Los Angeles  Search this
Object\other\sign  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\gas station  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Object number:
1990.38.114
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Graphic Arts
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76adcad53-70a1-4d26-a5d8-be768a5175ad
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.114
view Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Artist:
Max Yavno, born New York City 1911-died Los Angeles, CA 1985  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (39.3 x 49.5 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1979-1980
Topic:
Figure\child  Search this
Occupation\domestic\ironing  Search this
Object\written matter\graffiti  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles
Object number:
1990.38.115
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Graphic Arts
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.38.115

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