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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1972.63
People
Aaron Siskind, American (New York, N.Y., USA 1903 - 1991 Providence, R.I., USA)
Title
St. Joseph's House
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1939-1940
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York, New York City
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/302273

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 24 x 18.5 cm (9 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • (not assigned): Verso of mount, below center, graphite [not artist's hand]: St. Joseph's House
    ca. 1937

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Light Gallery, New York, New York, from the artist, sold to the Fogg Art Museum, 1972. see artist's file for related correspondence

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Copyright
© Estate of Aaron Siskind
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
P1972.63
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Masterpieces of world art : Fogg Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1997

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1320 Social Realism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/14/2015 - 04/13/2016

Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

Verification Level

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