- Photograph by
- Espada, Frank, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014
- Subject of
- Jimenez, Marta, Puerto Rican
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Marta Jimenez sitting on the windowsill of an open window, leaning against the inner frame. The wooden frame of the window is in the image, with the window lifted just above Jimenez’s head. Jimenez wears a short sleeved, patterned, button up shirt. She has a handkerchief tied on her head.
- There are no inscriptions on the front of the print. The back is digned by the photographer and has some alpha-numerical inscriptions.
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- The Puerto Rican Diaspora Documentary Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
- Object number
- 2021.53.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Frank Espada
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.