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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P2003.103
People
Aaron Siskind, American (New York, N.Y., USA 1903 - 1991 Providence, R.I., USA)
Title
Vera Cruz 219
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1973
Places
Creation Place: North America, Mexico
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/189206

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 24.4 x 24.1 cm (9 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
sheet: 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: recto, below b.r. corner of image, in black ink: Aaron Siskind
  • inscription: recto, lower left, black ink, in artist's hand: Vera Cruz 219 1973
  • inscription: recto, lower right, black ink, in artist's hand: Aaron Siskind
  • inscription: verso, graphite, in artist's hand: VC 219 1/73 B6

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Carl Chiarenza and Heidi Katz, Rochester, New York, acquired from the artist, long term loan to Harvard University Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Carl Chiarenza and Heidi Katz in memory of Charles and Mary Chiarenza
Copyright
© Estate of Aaron Siskind
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
P2003.103
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

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