DC’s Famous Face

The corner of New Hampshire Ave. and Missouri Ave., NW.

Over the past several years, this poster began showing up on utility boxes throughout the city. The image has become as iconic to DC as a BORF stencil.

The image is work of photographer Steven M. Cummings.  Recently, I found this interview in which Mr. Cummings owns up to posting the picture around town.

Steven M. Cummings has a new show opening July 12 at The Gallery at Vivid Solutions.  The gallery is using the now-famous image to promote the show on Facebook and Twitter.

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About Carter

Theodore Carter is the author of Stealing The Scream, Frida Sex Dreams and Other Unnerving Disruptions, and The Life Story of a Chilean Sea Blob and Other Matters of Importance. His fiction has appeared in The North American Review, Pank, Necessary Fiction, and elsewhere. Carter’s street art projects have earned attention from The Washington Post, The Washington City Paper, several D.C. TV news stations, and other outlets. In 2019, he organized the Night of 1,000 Fridas, an event spanning 5 continents that brought over 1,000 images of Frida Kahlo out into public view on the same night. More at www.theodorecarter.com.

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