Photograph by
Espada, Frank, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014
Subject of
Santiago, Rosa, Puerto Rican
Date
1981
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Rosa Santiago standing in front of her zinc roofed house and shack in Puerto Rico. Santiago is leaning on the entrance of what is to be presumed the main house. The house and shacks appear to be offside of a road. There is vegetation all around, with possibly a Sycamore tree and a platano tree in the upper right quadrant of the photograph.
There are no inscriptions in the front of the photograph. The back is signed by the photographer and has alpha-numerical annotations.
Place depicted
Barrio La Pica, Maunabo, Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
The Puerto Rican Diaspora Documentary Project
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Domestic life
Housing
Migrations
Photography
Poverty
Rural life
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
2021.53.9
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of Frank Espada
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f1a35eee-80d6-49dc-8857-34ce3eafc151

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