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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P2002.63
People
Aaron Siskind, American (New York, N.Y., USA 1903 - 1991 Providence, R.I., USA)
Title
Chicago 50
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
c. 1955
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Illinois, Chicago
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/101787

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 26.5 x 34.1 cm (10 7/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
sheet: 28 x 35.2 cm (11 x 13 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, T edge, graphite, unknown hand: ["PWE 17" and "4000" are rotated 90 degrees:]
    PWE 17 Siskind R2026 4000
  • inscription: verso, center L, graphite, possibly in artist's hand: [rotated 90 degrees in relation to main part of first inscription:]
    Ch 50
    8 [encircled]

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Neal and Susan Yanofsky
Copyright
© Estate of Aaron Siskind
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
P2002.63
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

Verification Level

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