Carnegie Library [#92]
The Culture Curious

Carnegie Library [#92]

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Our beautiful city is changing at such an accelerated pace that many of its residents struggle to catch up. And when they see themselves surrounded by a world no longer theirs, sometimes they also disappear.

The Carnegie Library in Mount Vernon Square is a great example of this gentrifying process. Once the city’s central library (and D.C.’s first desegregated public building), the library has suffered in recent years from significant neglect.

I chose to portray this beautiful building as it is now, stuffed with hoses and material construction. Some people may rejoice that they will have access to such a beautiful piece of architecture, but others will be clearly out of place. And the big inscription, at the entrance (“A University for the People”) will no longer make sense.


PRINTS are 8x10", 11x14" or 16x20". Open edition printed with professional archival inks on acid-free, 100% cotton rag for long term durability (museum-quality giclée). The prints are packaged in a protective sleeve with a sturdy backing board in a rigid kraft mailer. We care about the environment, so we ship using recycled or reused materials whenever possible.


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- Color may vary from what you see on your screen.
- This item does not include framing.


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Illustrations and original design © carlos carmonamedina / carmonamedina studio llc -- Purchase of fine art does not entitle buyer to reproduction rights. All rights reserved.


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