Object number2005.30.20

Untitled [façade, unoccupied building]

Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series The Harlem Document

Datec. 1937

Artist Aaron Siskind (American, 1903-1991)

CultureAmerican

MediumGelatin silver print, likely printed 1980s

DimensionsImage: 11 1/2 x 9 in. (29.21 x 22.86 cm)
Sheet: 11 x 14 in. (27.94 x 35.56 cm)

Credit LineGift of Arthur and Jeanne Cohen in honor of Juliette Cohen, class of 2005*This credit line is for the display/publication of a single photo or small group of photos--for larger groups please contact Mr. Cohen regarding a change in credit

On View

Not on view

Period20th c

Classification(s)

Photograph

SignedOn recto, signed lower right margin in ink: Aaron Siskind

InscribedOn verso, by unidentified hand, lower right edge in pencil: FLLAC 2005.30.20; lower center edge: Facade, Unoccupied Building; lower left corner: #14 / Harlem c 1937

BibliographySiskind, Aaron, Maricia Battle, and Ann. Banks. Harlem: Photographs 1932-1940. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of American Art, 1990, p. 39; Brier, Jessica D.. On the Grid: Ways of Seeing in Print. Poughkeepsie, NY: Vassar College in association with Scala Arts Publishers, Inc., 2022, pl. 20

Vassar Exhibitions

On the Grid: Ways of Seeing in Print

Exhibition HistoryOn the Grid: Ways of Seeing in Print, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, August 20 - December 22, 2022
DescriptionBlack and white image of a building façade with rows of boarded up windows and advertisements posted below.

Terms

Harlem

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