A Tenement on South Indiana Avenue, the Type of Housing for Half of the City’s Black Children, Chicago, Illinois

1946, printed later

Wayne Miller

Associated Names
Wayne Miller

Artist, American, 1918 - 2013

This is a photograph of a row of dilapidated apartment buildings. The image shows a three-story brick structure with wooden balconies on each floor. The balconies appear worn, with some of the wood splintered or broken. There is an assortment of items cluttering the balconies, including barrels, crates, and what may be laundry or fabric hanging from railings. Wooden staircases provide access to the upper floors from the exterior. In the foreground, a lot of debris and litter is scattered across the open ground. The lighting suggests it is daylight, highlighting the texture and condition of the structures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Wayne F. Miller Family

  • Dimensions

    image: 24 × 32.8 cm (9 7/16 × 12 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.8 × 35.3 cm (10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.89.11

  • Copyright

    © Wayne F. Miller

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Wayne Miller, Orinda, CA; Jeanette Miller, Lafayette, CA; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Wayne F. Miller; by artist, center left in graphite perpendicular: 330-2; center stamped in blue ink: © WAYNE F. MILLER / MAGNUM PHOTOS INC.

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