- 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
- 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.




