In 1975, photographer Elinor Cahn captured Massey, who died in 1984, posing in front of her Fells Point thrift store, Edith’s Shopping Bag. The image is now part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and is currently on display as part of a photographic time capsule from nearly a half-century ago, one capturing the neighborhoods of East Baltimore. “Welcome Home” stands out as the only survey conceived of and carried out by women photographers. “What I think of in this body of work is the degree of intimacy between photographers and subjects. Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975-1980 is on display through Jan. 17 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G Streets NW.

Source: MetroXpress August 16, 2021 18:22 UTC