Add to Collection

Add this item to an existing or new collection.
Harvard Art Museums
Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
A black and white photograph of straight and curved lines against a gray background.

The 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
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
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

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

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

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu