P1978.17: New York
PhotographsThe black and white photograph shows a vertical thick black line slightly off center which goes from the top to the bottom edge of the picture. A straight black line intersects it near the bottom and goes from the left to the right side of the image. In the right corner a thick black line curves down and in to connect with the vertical line before curving out and ending in a slight curve up. On the left, a thick black line curves out and down to connect with another line that curves up and towards the center line in a slight arch. In the bottom left corner, a horizontal line points right and curves up forming an s-shape
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- P1978.17
- People
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Aaron Siskind, American (New York, N.Y., USA 1903 - 1991 Providence, R.I., USA)
- Title
- New York
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph
- Date
- 1947
- Places
- Creation Place: North America, United States, New York
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/284189
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
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image: 23.8 x 18.9 cm (9 3/8 x 7 7/16 in.)
sheet: 25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Richard L. Menschel
- Copyright
- © Estate of Aaron Siskind
- Accession Year
- 1978
- Object Number
- P1978.17
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Exhibition History
- 32Q: 1110 Mid-Century Abstraction II (Post-Painterly Abstraction), Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 04/23/2015
Subjects and Contexts
- The Bauhaus
Verification Level
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