Mother and Daughter, H Street NE,WDC
Mother and Daughter, H Street NE,WDC
Mother and Daughter, H Street NE,WDC
ArtistSusana Alicia Raab

Mother and Daughter, H Street NE,WDC

Date2008
MediumArchival inkjet
Dimensions17 × 22 in. (43.2 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH2009.088
ClassificationsPhotographs
Locations
  • District Department of Transportation (250 M Street SE)
DescriptionIn 2008, abandoned storefronts dominated the further reaches of H Street, NE. The area had never fully recovered from the 1968 riots, which burned this formerly prosperous commercial thoroughfare of majority black-owned businesses. Raab was drawn to the muted palette and clean backdrop of this empty lot overrun by tall grasses. She recognized an act of vulnerability and grace when Teia and her daughter approached and agreed to be photographed with Raab’s large, clunky 4x5 camera on a tripod.